Will meet with Putin only after agreeing to a common plan with Trump: Zelenskyy
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin only after a common plan is negotiated with U.S. President Trump.
• Zelenskyy believes Trump is key to ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
• Trump’s phone call with Putin upended years of U.S. support for Ukraine.
• Zelenskyy is expected to meet with U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance later.
• Vance lectured European officials on free speech and illegal migration, warning against losing public support if they don’t change course.
• Vance also warned against illegal migration, referencing an attack in Munich.
• Vance met with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, reiterating the Republican administration’s call for NATO members to spend more on defense.