Overview

• Ukrainian forces have halted Russian advances in the Sumy region, containing incursions to within seven kilometers of the border
• Russia and Ukraine conducted four prisoner-of-war exchanges this week under Istanbul agreements, including the return of 1,200 bodies of fallen Ukrainian soldiers
• Zelenskiy warned that a recent surge in global oil prices following Israeli strikes on Iran will boost Russia’s export revenues and called for enforceable price caps on Moscow’s energy sales
• He criticized the current U.S.-Russia dialogue as excessively warm and urged President Trump to impose tougher sanctions to cut off funds for Putin’s military
• Zelenskiy hopes to meet with President Trump at the G7 summit to discuss weapon purchases, economic cooperation and a potential foreign security contingent to bolster Ukraine’s negotiating position