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>>> President Donald Trump declared that Ukraine “will get a lot of land” after the war and must show “flexibility” in negotiations. He called NATO membership unacceptable to Russia and stressed that Ukraine’s future lies in bilateral guarantees.
>>> Trump confirmed that France, Germany, and the UK are considering deploying troops to Ukraine post-war as part of a stabilization mission. He added the U.S. may provide air support but will not deploy ground forces.
>>> Trump said Russia is “a powerful military state whether people like it or not” and insisted on negotiations with Putin, suggesting territorial compromises must be resolved directly between Zelensky and Putin.
>>> Trump personally phoned Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán to press him on blocking Ukraine’s EU accession, after requests from European leaders meeting Zelensky in Washington. Orbán refused to lift the blockade, saying EU membership offers no security guarantees.
>>> U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was appointed to lead a working group designing security guarantees for Ukraine. Rubio said the negotiation process has reached a decisive phase.
>>> Trump confirmed multiple personal calls with Vladimir Putin to discuss Ukraine and indicated openness to a trilateral summit involving himself, Putin, and Zelensky.
>>> Axios reported Trump told Putin that territorial issues must be resolved directly with Zelensky.
>>> U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement began deportations of Ukrainian refugees following the closure of the “Uniting for Ukraine” program, leaving around 120,000 Ukrainians at risk of arrest or expulsion.