Overview
- A senior White House official said there are no plans for a Trump–Putin summit "in the near future," and an in‑person Rubio–Lavrov session is off or on hold after their phone call.
- Moscow maintains maximal territorial demands and deems any freeze along the current contact line unacceptable, according to Kremlin spokesmen and U.S. reporting.
- Germany, France, the UK and other leaders, together with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, issued a declaration urging an immediate halt to fighting with the current frontline as the basis for talks.
- EU foreign ministers failed to adopt a 19th sanctions package because Slovakia vetoed it, while U.S. lawmakers signaled tougher sanctions and long‑range weapons decisions remain paused.
- Travel risks complicate any Putin visit to the EU as Poland warned an overflight could prompt detention under the ICC warrant, even as Hungary offers protection and Bulgaria signals overflight permission.