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Lula and Putin discussed peace talks in Ukraine ahead of the upcoming U.S.-Russia summit. Officials from the U.S. and the UK held discussions about the situation in Ukraine prior to the Trump-Putin summit. Worried about the prospects of the Trump-Putin summit, Europe and Ukraine presented a counteroffer to the Russian president's proposal. Details from a closed-door meeting in London revealed that the counteroffer was a response to Putin's summit proposal. An expert on Russian politics analyzed the message of the Trump-Putin summit and the paradox in Putin's approach. Ukrainian President Zelenski held a discussion with UK's Starmer following the announcement of the U.S.-Russia summit.

Putin engages in discussions with Xi Jinping, Lukaşenko, and other allies ahead of the Trump summit. Zelenski holds a conversation with Starmer following the announcement of the U.S.-Russia summit. Ukraine and its allies meet in the UK before the Trump-Putin summit, with a plan that has alarmed European officials, who fear it could provoke Russia to attack again. The U.S. and Russia are working on an armistice agreement ahead of the Trump-Putin summit, with the Ukrainian president reacting to the news.