Overview

• The White House said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet President Trump on Monday in Washington with several European leaders to discuss a comprehensive peace process for Ukraine.
• President Trump shifted after the Anchorage summit from insisting on an immediate ceasefire to pressing for a broad peace deal requiring Ukraine to cede parts of Donetsk and Luhansk.
• European leaders issued a joint declaration affirming Ukraine’s right to sovereign decision-making and rejecting any forced border changes or Russian veto over its EU and NATO aspirations.
• Talks include proposals for collective security guarantees modeled on NATO’s Article 5 without formal alliance membership, though Russia insists on written assurances and opposes foreign troop deployments.
• Diplomats have also raised urgent humanitarian concerns, highlighted by a Melania Trump letter to Putin and reports of thousands of Ukrainian children transferred to Russian-controlled areas.