Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russian drones twice targeted his presidential aircraft while he travelled through Moldova, though intentional targeting has not been independently established.
Denmark says a Russian frigate fired two emergency flares towards a Danish military helicopter in international waters, with one passing within metres of the aircraft.
A NATO fighter has shot down an unidentified drone over Lithuania after it apparently entered from Belarus, with authorities yet to establish who owned or launched it.
Washington has imposed new Iran-related sanctions on Russia’s VTB, accusing the already sanctioned bank of involvement in helping Tehran evade financial restrictions.
Donald Trump says Ukraine and Russia have agreed an energy truce, but Volodymyr Zelensky says Kyiv still wants guarantees that Moscow will comply.
EU ambassadors have failed to agree a six-month renewal of nearly 3,000 Russia sanctions listings, forcing a seven-day extension while negotiations continue.
Finland has joined France’s Forward Nuclear Deterrence Initiative, becoming the tenth European country in the framework as Europe reassesses reliance on U.S. protection.
Boris Johnson and other senior Western figures travelled along a railway minutes before a Russian drone struck a passenger train on the same route near Poland.
Donald Trump has told Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop Ukrainian attacks on Russian diesel infrastructure, saying the resulting shortage is hurting the world.
Russia says Ukraine struck diesel-fuel trucks supplying the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, highlighting the site’s continued dependence on vulnerable backup power.
