A US senior official said Trump believes the Russia-Ukraine conflict must end quickly and that front lines have been stalemated for months. The official added the US is likely to make progress toward ending the war in Ukraine.

George Goncalves, head of U.S. macro strategy at Mitsubishi UFJ Securities America, said Wosh’s sparing use of words raises the market significance of the Fed’s June minutes as a rare window into officials’ divergent views. He added some investors have questioned Wosh’s hands-off approach and are pushing for greater transparency; many market participants are unused to reduced communication and doubt how long the Fed can sustain it, leaving traders to read between the lines.

Russian presidential aide Ushakov said Putin briefed Trump on the battlefield, asserting Russian forces are steadily advancing along the front and liberating settlements, including Konstantinovka, which Ushakov called a key stage in reclaiming Donetsk People’s Republic territory. Ushakov said Kyiv and its European backers are betting on prolonging and escalating the conflict and accused them of conducting terrorist attacks against civilians. Trump said he is willing to help secure a swift, peaceful end to the fighting and that envoys Witkoff and son‑in‑law Kushner stand ready to travel to Moscow when appropriate to continue mediation.