Trump-Putin meeting may take place soon, Ukraine proposes new formats for peace talks - Thursday brief

Kremlin says Putin and Trump to meet in coming days, venue reportedly agreed

A meeting between Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump could take place as early as next week, although preparations for the talks are still underway.

According to Ushakov, next week has been tentatively set as the timeframe for the Trump-Putin meeting. However, he noted that it’s still difficult to say exactly how many days the preparations will take.

He added that the venue of the meeting has already been agreed upon by the Russian side but will be announced later.

'It is time we ended the war': Zelenskyy outlines three peace negotiation formats

Ukraine has proposed three formats for future peace talks. They are expected to take place in the near future at the leadership level, and Kyiv expects determination and openness to dialogue from Moscow.

Germany restores Patriot radar system for Ukraine damaged by Russian strike

A few months ago, Russian forces heavily damaged the radar station of one of Ukraine’s Patriot air defense systems. However, Germany has managed to restore it.

Zelenskyy: We are already working on new program with IMF 'for now and post-war period'

Ukraine is preparing to launch a new financial assistance program with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This will help strengthen the Ukrainian people.

According to Zelenskyy, he held a conversation with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva.

The president informed the head of the IMF about Ukraine’s efforts to bring the war to an end as soon as possible, yesterday’s conversation with US President Donald Trump and European leaders, as well as the next steps forward.