Overview

• President Donald Trump hosted Volodymyr Zelensky and a group of European leaders at the White House, with officials describing progress but no ceasefire or peace deal yet in reach.
• The White House says Vladimir Putin agreed to meet Zelensky in the coming weeks, though the Kremlin has not confirmed and has signaled talks would require extensive preparation.
• Washington confirmed U.S. ground forces will not deploy to Ukraine and says it will help coordinate security guarantees, even as Russia rejects any NATO-country force on Ukrainian soil.
• Negotiators are discussing 'Article 5-like' protections for Ukraine, but the scope, enforcement and participation remain undefined, and Kyiv insists on credible guarantees without territorial concessions.
• The administration doubled tariffs on Indian goods to 50% effective Aug. 27 as 'secondary pressure' on Russia, a linkage Moscow publicly dismissed, with Indian refiners reassessing Russian oil purchases.