Overview
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met U.S. envoy Keith Kellogg in Rome on July 9 to align on conference goals.
- President Donald Trump approved additional defensive weapons deliveries to Kyiv after a brief suspension.
- Organizers are aiming to secure roughly €500 billion for reconstruction, citing World Bank estimates.
- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will inaugurate the July 10–11 conference alongside Zelenskiy and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
- Delegates plan to finalize agreements on energy infrastructure projects, defense cooperation and mineral resource development.