Overview

• President Donald Trump sent Zelenski a letter reiterating U.S. support for a negotiated solution leading to a lasting peace.
• Zelenski called a leader-level meeting the most effective path and said he will consult U.S. envoy Keith Kellogg on Monday before a Ukraine–U.S. delegation session later this week to draft security guarantees.
• Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the agenda for a Putin–Zelenski summit is not ready and that no meeting is scheduled.
• U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance said Russia has shown significant concessions in talks with Trump and that further sanctions remain possible.
• On the ground, Russia and Ukraine exchanged 146 prisoners each, Ukrainian drones triggered fires at the Kursk nuclear plant’s auxiliary transformer and a Ust-Luga terminal, and allies pledged new support including CA$2 billion from Canada and Norwegian-German funding for two Patriot systems.