Overview

• Special envoy Steve Witkoff concluded three-hour talks with President Putin in Moscow aimed at reviving stalled ceasefire negotiations.
• A White House official confirmed that secondary sanctions targeting Russia and key trade partners will take effect Friday when President Trump’s 10-day ultimatum expires.
• Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov announced that a Trump-Putin summit has been agreed and is expected to take place in the coming days.
• Shortly after the Moscow meetings, President Trump imposed an additional 25% tariff on India over its ongoing energy purchases from Russia.
• Russian forces continued offensive strikes, hitting a recreational centre in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region and causing civilian casualties.