Overview

• The Alaska summit between Trump and Putin did not produce a ceasefire and coincided with continued Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukrainian targets.
• President Trump has shifted toward negotiating a comprehensive peace deal that contemplates territorial adjustments in eastern Ukraine in exchange for security guarantees modeled on NATO’s Article 5 but outside the alliance.
• Volodymyr Zelensky will arrive in Washington on Monday accompanied by European leaders including Macron, von der Leyen and Starmer to assert Ukraine’s central role in peace talks.
• European partners will unite to demand substantive, verifiable security commitments and to oppose any agreement that would force Ukraine to cede territory under duress.
• Trump has floated the option of a tripartite summit with Putin and Zelensky if initial negotiations go well, but the plan’s viability remains unclear as hostilities continue.