Trump to Meet Zelenskyy Over 1,200km Front as US Calls Ukraine Battlefield Frozen
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Updated · The Guardian · Jul 6
Trump to Meet Zelenskyy Over 1,200km Front as US Calls Ukraine Battlefield Frozen
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jul 6
Summary
A senior US official said Trump will meet Zelenskyy at this week’s Nato summit in Turkey and press again for an end to the Ukraine war, arguing the front has been effectively frozen for months.
Trump’s push follows separate calls with Putin and Zelenskyy on Sunday; Zelenskyy said they discussed the war’s 1,200km frontline and described the conversation as very good.
Kyiv came under another Russian missile attack early Monday, with a residential building hit in Podil and residents reported trapped between the seventh and ninth floors.
The strike came days after at least 27 people were killed in what Kyiv’s mayor called the worst attack on the capital during the war, even as fighting continued around Kostyantynivka and Ukraine hit energy infrastructure in occupied Sevastopol.
If the front line is 'frozen', why are devastating long-range attacks on major cities now escalating?
As Trump pushes for a rapid peace deal, will Ukraine be forced to sacrifice territory to stop the war?
Can any brokered ceasefire guarantee a lasting peace, or is it merely a pause in a generational conflict?
2 Million Casualties and Counting: Ukraine’s Stagnant Front, U.S. Diplomacy, and the Geopolitical Stakes in 2026
Overview
As of July 2026, President Trump is set for high-stakes diplomacy at the NATO summit in Ankara, where he will meet Ukrainian President Zelenskyy following their recent phone call. This builds on their June G7 meeting, where they discussed Ukraine’s potential to manufacture anti-ballistic missiles. The summit will focus on defense and support for Kyiv, while Trump also plans talks with Turkey’s President Erdogan. These diplomatic moves come amid ongoing war in Ukraine, stalled peace negotiations, and continued Western efforts to pressure Russia, highlighting the complex and tense geopolitical landscape shaping the conflict’s future.