Overview
- U.S. officials said there are no plans for a Trump–Putin summit in the near future, and President Trump said he does not want a wasted meeting.
- A Rubio–Lavrov call was described as productive, yet planned in-person preparatory talks were shelved as neither side was deemed ready for serious negotiations, according to U.S. media.
- Reuters reported that Moscow sent a non-paper repeating maximal demands, including full control of the Donbass and a ban on NATO troops in Ukraine, while the Kremlin said substantial preparation is still required.
- EU leaders backed using the current contact line as a starting point for talks and invited President Zelenskyy to the Brussels summit, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is set to meet Trump in Washington.
- Trump has reiterated a freeze along the front line and did not commit to authorizing Tomahawk missiles for Ukraine, a stance that has drawn pushback from Kyiv and European officials wary of territorial concessions.