Overview

• President Trump’s 14-day timeline expired on June 11 without any ceasefire agreement reached with President Putin.
• The Pentagon has announced a reduction in military aid for Ukraine in the next fiscal year as Russia steps up ballistic missile and drone attacks.
• Ex-CIA director John Brennan labeled Trump’s Ukraine peace strategy “naive” and “unsophisticated” on this week’s The World podcast.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of lying to the U.S. and called for stronger sanctions to pressure Moscow.
• Trump admitted growing skepticism about Putin’s readiness to end the conflict despite intermittent phone calls and shuttle diplomacy efforts.