Daily brief
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the upcoming G7 summit or in the United States. President Donald Trump, who claimed to have had conversations with both leaders, said both sides are open to steps toward ending the war. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov dismissed Zelensky's proposal as a 'show of toughness'. The G7 summit in France is expected to discuss ending the Ukraine war and a new US-Iran agreement.
The European Union formally opened the first cluster of accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova in Luxembourg, marking a significant step in the enlargement process.
World leaders condemned Russia after a strike damaged Kyiv's ancient Pechersk Lavra monastery, with Italy's foreign minister saying Moscow does not want peace. Russia dismissed the allegations as a 'crude fake'.
Poland urged Zelensky to stop honoring a Nazi-linked group, while the G7 summit opened in France with the Ukraine war and a new US-Iran agreement on the agenda.