Overview

• Volodímir Zelenski will meet President Trump at the White House today accompanied by Ursula von der Leyen, Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz, Giorgia Meloni, Alexander Stubb and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to show a united front.
• Trump used Truth Social to urge Kyiv to renounce any claim to Crimea and abandon plans for NATO membership as preconditions for ending the conflict.
• European leaders are pushing for legally binding U.S. security guarantees modeled on Article 5 protections but outside the formal NATO accession process.
• Last week’s Alaska summit produced no ceasefire and U.S. envoys reported that Russia floated territorial concessions on key Ukrainian regions.
• Recent Russian missile and drone attacks, including strikes on Kharkiv, underscore Ukraine’s demand for verifiable safeguards and durable peace terms.