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Trump: During the meeting with European leaders we discussed Security Guarantees for Ukraine, which Guarantees would be provided by the various European Countries, with a coordination with the United States of America. Everyone is very happy about the possibility of PEACE for Russia/Ukraine. At the conclusion of the meetings, I called President Putin, and began the arrangements for a meeting, at a location to be determined, between President Putin and President Zelenskyy. After that meeting takes place, we will have a Trilat, which would be the two Presidents, plus myself.

The phone conversation between Putin and Trump lasted about 40 minutes, - Ushakov said. Putin and Trump expressed support for direct negotiations between the delegations of Russia and Ukraine, Ushakov said. According to him, they discussed the idea of studying the possibility of raising the level of representatives of Moscow and Kyiv at the negotiations.

Reuters: Trump cuts short meeting with European leaders to call Russian President Putin

Several Tu-95MS strategic bombers are airborne from Olenya airbase

Trump on land swaps: "We also need to discuss the possible exchanges of territory taken into consideration. The current line of contact."

Zelensky: I briefed Trump on the situation on the ground on a map.

Zelensky: We want to stop Russia and end the war.

Trump: We will try to hold a trilateral meeting with Putin and Zelensky as soon as possible.

Trump: European countries will bear the brunt of security guarantees for Ukraine.

Trump: Russia will accept security guarantees for Ukraine

Trump: Russian President Putin is waiting for my phone call after these meetings.

Trump: We haven't even reached an agreement on security guarantees for Ukraine.

.@POTUS publicly rejects the principle that peace talks should begin with a ceasefire: "If you look at the 6 deals where we made peace–long term, long running wars–we didn’t do any ceasefires. I like to concept of ceasefires because you stop killing people… but strategically that could be a disadvantage for one side of the other."

Dmitry Lyubinsky has been relieved of his post as ambassador to Austria and appointed deputy head of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Zelensky: Russia can only be forced to peace by force.

General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine claims drone strike at Nikolskoe oil pumping station in Tambov region of Russia

US adviser Navarro says India's Russian crude buying must stop

Hungary FM says Russian oil flows to Hungary halted after Ukraine attack on pipeline

1 person killed as result of drone strike at Rylsk-Krupets road in Kursk region, - local governor

Drones have attacked Liski railway station in Voronezh region overnight

2 killed as result of drone strike at the car in Rylsk district of Kursk region

Explosion and fire was reported at Volgograd oil refinery. Possible due to the accident

Trump confirms on Truth Social: "Had a late night phone call with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine, and various European Leaders. It was determined by all that the best way to end the horrific war between Russia and Ukraine is to go directly to a Peace Agreement, which would end the war, and not a mere Ceasefire Agreement, which often times do not hold up"

Trump spoke for more than an hour and a half with Zelensky and the European leaders to brief them on his meeting with Putin, source says

Air Force One is now wheels down at @Andrews_JBA. @POTUS Trump is currently on the phone with @ZelenskyyUa and others, hence the delay in getting off

US President Trump: "We had an extremely productive meeting, and many points were agreed to. There are just a very few that are left. Some are not that significant. One is probably the most significant, but we have a very good chance of getting there, we didn't get there but we have a very good chance of getting there."

Trump: There is no deal until there is a deal

Putin: I would like to hope that the agreement that we have reached together will help us bring close to that goal and will pave the path towards peace in Ukraine. We expect that Kyiv and European capitals will perceive that constructively

Putin says he's reached an "agreement" with Trump but no details have been disclosed yet

Russia is interested in ending the Ukrainian crisis, Putin said. Russia is ready to work on Ukraine's security, - Putin