Overview
- Meeting at Mar-a-Lago, Trump said whether the war ends could be decided “in a few weeks,” while Zelensky said security guarantees for Ukraine were resolved, with Trump estimating 95% agreement pending European participation.
- Both leaders acknowledged the status of Donbas remains unsettled, and Zelensky announced follow‑up talks in Washington with Ukrainian and European leaders next week.
- The White House called Trump’s pre‑meeting call with Putin “productive,” the Kremlin termed it “friendly,” and adviser Yuri Ushakov said Putin briefed Trump on an alleged drone attack on his residence.
- Russia’s Sergey Lavrov claimed 91 long‑range Ukrainian drones targeted Putin’s Novgorod‑region residence without causing damage; Ukraine forcefully denied the account as a false pretext and warned of possible strikes on Kyiv.
- Trump said U.S. forces struck a “large facility” in Venezuela linked to ship traffic and drug trafficking and tied it to his October authorization for clandestine operations, with Venezuela yet to comment and details unverified.