Overview
- The White House said a further in-person meeting is unnecessary after a Rubio–Lavrov call, so no near-term Trump–Putin summit is planned.
- Diplomats say planning unraveled over Kremlin demands that Ukraine cede the entire Donbass, while Moscow also opposes an immediate ceasefire.
- Trump says he is pursuing an agreement to end the war yet doubts Ukraine will win, and he has not approved Tomahawk deliveries after a tense but disputed meeting with Zelensky.
- EU and Ukrainian leaders issued a joint statement backing an immediate halt to fighting with negotiations starting from the current line of contact.
- Europe moved to harden its stance with a roadmap to phase out Russian gas and work on using frozen Russian sovereign assets, alongside a draft 12-point plan under discussion.