Overview

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selenskyj arrived at the White House escorted by Chancellor Friedrich Merz, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and other European figures for bilateral and multilateral meetings with President Trump.
• Following his Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin, Trump has shifted US policy toward negotiating a rapid deal to end the Ukraine war, including the possibility that Kyiv might accept territorial adjustments.
• US special envoy Steve Witkoff said Washington could offer Ukraine an “Article-5-like” security guarantee with reported Russian assent, though the legal form and binding mechanisms remain undefined.
• Unconfirmed reports suggest Trump may be open to Ukraine ceding the Donbass region to Russia in exchange for a swift settlement, a proposal Selenskyj has categorically rejected.
• European and Ukrainian officials have voiced deep skepticism over the credibility of proposed US guarantees and are pressing to ensure Kyiv is not sidelined in direct US–Russia negotiations.