Overview
- Frontline troops report little hope for a near-term settlement as Russian forces make incremental gains and pound cities.
- Trump’s stated deadline for Moscow produced no breakthrough, and he says he is willing to meet Vladimir Putin even without a Zelenskyy meeting.
- Zelenskyy says Ukraine supports talks but rejects territorial ultimatums and asks Washington to direct pressure at Russia, not at him.
- With Hungary blocking a €90 billion EU loan, Zelenskyy calls for a European Plan B to keep Ukraine funded in the coming weeks.
- Kyiv is sending drone-warfare teams to Gulf partners in a bid to secure PAC-3 Patriot missiles, and trilateral talks were postponed at U.S. request.