President Donald Trump is moving toward a renewed diplomatic push on Ukraine, with plans to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the NATO summit in Ankara after separate weekend calls with Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin that touched on possible efforts to end the war.

The White House said Trump plans to meet Zelenskyy on Wednesday while attending the NATO gathering in Turkey, according to the Associated Press. The planned meeting follows a Saturday call in which Zelenskyy congratulated Trump and Americans on Independence Day and discussed the situation on the front line, diplomatic options and continued U.S. support. It also follows a separate Trump-Putin call that the Kremlin said included discussion of Ukraine and Trump’s willingness to help seek a faster end to hostilities.

The sequence has drawn attention because it comes after several weeks in which Iran and broader Middle East tensions consumed much of Washington’s foreign-policy agenda. The new Ukraine focus appears likely to become one of the central side issues at the NATO summit, where alliance leaders are already expected to discuss defense spending, military production and support for Kyiv.

Zelenskyy’s office said the Ukrainian leader told Trump there was a “real prospect” of ending the war and that American resolve would be decisive. The two leaders agreed to continue the discussion at the NATO summit in Ankara, according to the Ukrainian presidency’s July 4 statement. Zelenskyy also thanked the United States for weapons and political support, naming Javelin anti-tank systems and Patriot air defenses as examples of U.S. assistance that Ukraine has relied on since Russia’s full-scale invasion.

For Kyiv, the timing is urgent. Ukraine has been pressing the United States and European allies for additional air-defense capacity as Russian missile and drone attacks continue to hit civilian areas and energy infrastructure. In a July 5 address, Zelenskyy said Patriot missiles were a priority and argued that U.S. political will would be enough to help close the shortage, while saying Ukraine would keep pressing partners through every diplomatic channel.

Russia’s battlefield campaign has continued despite the diplomatic maneuvering. The Guardian, citing officials and agencies, reported that Kyiv came under a Russian missile attack early Monday, with damage in the capital’s Podil district and concerns that residents may have been trapped in a residential building. Zelenskyy also warned that Ukrainian intelligence indicated Russia was preparing a new large-scale strike after recent attacks that caused heavy casualties.

The White House has not publicly laid out a detailed negotiating framework for the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting. But AP reported that a senior U.S. official described the battlefield as largely stagnant over recent months and said Trump feels urgency to bring the war to a halt. The official also said Trump was expected to follow up with Putin after meeting Zelenskyy in Ankara.

That sequencing is politically sensitive. Ukraine has long argued that negotiations cannot reward Russia’s invasion or allow Moscow to use talks to consolidate battlefield gains. Russia, meanwhile, has continued to frame negotiations around its own stated security demands and territorial claims. Any U.S.-led effort would 连接已中断。正在等待完整回复