Overview
- Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the Anchorage understandings the cornerstone for a Ukraine settlement, referencing recent closed‑door talks in Abu Dhabi.
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov signaled a tougher Russian stance and said Moscow accepted a U.S. proposal discussed at the Putin–Trump Anchorage meeting.
- U.S. ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker denied President Zelensky’s claim that Washington set a June deadline for reaching peace between Moscow and Kyiv.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces struck Ukrainian military infrastructure and reported the capture of Zaliznychne in Zaporizhzhia, framing it as continued advances.
- Investigators expanded the case into the attempt on General Vladimir Alekseev, with the court placing Zinaida Serebritskaya on an international wanted list and the FSB announcing the detention of a third suspect, Pavel Vasin, after the alleged shooter was transferred from Dubai.