Overview

• Ukraine proposed trading thousands of drones for U.S. Tomahawk cruise missiles, but President Donald Trump declined for now, arguing deep strikes into Russia would escalate the war.
• Volodymyr Zelensky returned to Kyiv without securing Tomahawks and called on allies to reject appeasement and maintain firm pressure on Moscow.
• A Russian strike hit an energy facility in Korioukivka, leaving about 55,000 households without power Sunday night and roughly 28,000 still offline Monday, with no casualties reported.
• Trump said he recently spoke with Vladimir Putin and plans a meeting in Budapest within two weeks, while Zelensky signaled he would attend a trilateral session there if invited.
• Seeking to rally support, Zelensky compared Putin to Hamas and reiterated that Ukraine rejects Russian demands such as a withdrawal from the Donbass.