Overview

• Germany and Ukraine sign a memorandum to jointly develop long-range missiles without range restrictions to bolster Kyiv’s ability to strike military targets in Russian territory.
• President Zelenskyy proposes a three-way summit with Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to break the deadlock over Moscow’s undelivered ceasefire memorandum.
• Russian forces launch fresh drone and missile strikes across Kharkiv and other regions, injuring civilians and prompting air raid alerts.
• President Trump warns he will impose additional sanctions “if Putin is just tapping us along” after Russia delayed its peace accord term sheet.
• The Kremlin announces plans for a second round of direct talks in Istanbul on June 2 but offers no clear timeline for its draft peace memorandum.