Overview
- The White House said no summit is planned in the near future and a proposed Rubio–Lavrov meeting has been dropped despite their call being described as productive.
- Trump said he will meet Putin only if results are likely, called an unproductive session a waste of time, and left a decision on Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine pending with an update expected within two days.
- Reuters reported Russia sent a non-paper restating maximal terms, including control of the entire Donbass and a prohibition on NATO forces in Ukraine, rejecting a simple freeze of current frontlines.
- European leaders issued a joint statement backing an immediate halt to fighting with the current line as the starting point for negotiations and invited Zelensky to this week’s EU summit, while the Kremlin insisted preparations for a summit were still underway.
- Russian forces carried out new strikes on Ukrainian cities, with Kyiv hit by at least four ballistic missiles and energy sites targeted, causing casualties and fires.