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.