Overview
- President Donald Trump called for an immediate halt to fighting along current lines in Ukraine and said he does not believe Ukraine will win, though he allowed it remains possible.
- Multiple outlets report he urged Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept ceding the Donbass during a tense White House meeting, a claim Trump denies.
- Trump declined to approve Tomahawk cruise missiles for Kyiv, and Ukraine is now seeking up to 25 Patriot air‑defence systems from the United States.
- EU leaders, led by Kaja Kallas, rejected territorial concessions for peace and prepared further backing for Ukraine, including moves to use frozen Russian assets.
- A second Trump–Putin summit remains uncertain after a planned Rubio–Lavrov preparatory meeting was put on hold and the Kremlin said many questions are unresolved, with Budapest as a proposed venue drawing criticism.