Overview

• A 14-day deadline set by President Trump for Vladimir Putin to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine has passed with no agreement or clear follow-up action outlined.
• Early June negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow yielded an accord on prisoner swaps but failed to advance any framework for halting hostilities.
• Trump told a podcast interviewer he is beginning to doubt Putin cares about the human cost of the war after the Kremlin missed the self-imposed timeline.
• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth informed Congress of a reduction in the next fiscal year’s military assistance to Ukraine despite intensified battlefield pressure.
• Russian forces have stepped up aerial attacks on Ukrainian cities, deploying hard-to-intercept ballistic missiles and waves of explosive drones.