Overview
- Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said a Putin–Trump meeting remains under discussion but will be scheduled only after both sides prepare substantive proposals, with Budapest mentioned publicly but not set.
- President Donald Trump said Washington is talking with Moscow about nuclear disarmament and indicated China could join if progress occurs, while also directing the Pentagon to begin U.S. nuclear weapons testing.
- The Kremlin announced recent trials of advanced systems, including Putin’s disclosure of a Poseidon underwater apparatus test, and spokesman Dmitry Peskov said such tests follow international rules and notification agreements.
- On the battlefield, Russia claims Ukrainian units are encircled near Kupyansk and Krasnoarmeysk and invited Ukrainian and foreign journalists to visit those areas with a temporary halt in fighting during their presence.
- A Ukrainian lawmaker acknowledged troop shortages around Krasnoarmeysk, and Ukraine’s official air‑raid map showed alerts across nearly all regions, as arms‑control experts urged urgent top‑level dialogue with New START limits nearing expiry.