The morning revealed Russia's demands from Er-Riyadh talks, while Reuters exposed secret US-Russia negotiations in Switzerland. House Speaker Johnson's statement about "no appetite" for Ukraine aid dominated coverage, following previous days' pattern of US-Russia diplomatic engagement excluding Ukraine.
US removed pro-Ukrainian language from G7 statement, with Senator Rubio privately reassuring European allies. The administration's special envoy Kellogg praised Zelenskyy as "courageous," contrasting with Trump's dismissal of the Ukrainian president as "not important" for peace talks.
Evening reports focused on potential Trump-Putin meeting on May 9 in Moscow, though Trump later denied these claims. Ukrainian polling showed increasing support for compromise solutions, while teams from both countries continued working on a new bilateral agreement amid air raid alerts in Kyiv.