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Zelensky Proposes Trilateral Summit as Russia Launches Major Drone Offensive

Ukraine’s president hopes a summit will restart stalled talks with Moscow after days of intensive strikes followed by troop deployments near Soumy.

Overview

  • Volodymyr Zelensky offered to meet Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in a three-way format aimed at reviving peace negotiations.
  • The Kremlin’s Dmitri Peskov said any summit would require concrete agreements already reached between Russia and Ukraine.
  • Russia’s air defenses reported intercepting nearly 300 Ukrainian drones overnight, marking one of the largest single drone surges since the conflict began.
  • Ukrainian officials warned that more than 50,000 Russian troops have massed near the Soumy region, raising fears of a potential summer offensive.
  • In Washington, President Trump has condemned Putin’s actions as “playing with fire” and is weighing new sanctions targeting Russia’s energy and banking sectors.