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Ukraine has launched drone strikes on Russian oil tankers and refineries, including a significant attack on two vessels in the Sea of Azov. The attacks have caused fuel shortages across Russia, prompting Moscow to ban diesel exports. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the strikes are a response to Russia's ongoing attacks.
President Donald Trump has agreed to grant Ukraine a licence to manufacture Patriot missile interceptors domestically, as Kyiv faces critically low stockpiles amid intensifying Russian strikes. The offer, made at the NATO summit in Ankara, is seen as a diplomatic victory for Ukraine, though experts caution that production could take years.
Ukrainian officials say a US license to produce Patriot interceptor missiles is being processed but could take months, with production potentially delayed by a year or more due to complexity. Meanwhile, Lockheed Martin announced a lower-cost Patriot interceptor, the PAC-3 ACE, with initial production possible within 36 months.
The United States has launched a second day of strikes against Iran, targeting sites near the Strait of Hormuz, after President Donald Trump said the interim agreement to end the war was over. Iran has retaliated against US bases and accused Washington of violating the truce, while oil prices have surged and global economic forecasts have been cut.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov discussed the potential for further Putin-Trump talks, US mediation in Ukraine, and Russia-China drills, while questioning Washington's neutrality and criticizing Trump's remarks on escalation.
The Kremlin said Donald Trump did not call Vladimir Putin as planned, citing the US president's busy schedule in Ankara, while reiterating Putin's openness to dialogue. The reports come amid conflicting accounts of a separate call between the two leaders ahead of the NATO summit.
Russia's Federal Security Service has detained a Russian national over an alleged plot to assassinate a senior Defense Ministry official using a drone with explosives, and a separate suspect on high treason charges. The FSB claims Ukrainian intelligence, with Western backing, was behind the plans, which Moscow says were foiled in a large-scale counter-terrorism operation.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia is fully aware of US weapons and military technology supplies to Ukraine and holds no illusions about it. He also expressed hope that US efforts to resolve the conflict peacefully will succeed, while Russian air defenses reported intercepting Ukrainian drones over multiple regions.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited Mozambique as part of his African tour, offering support against the insurgency in Cabo Delgado and discussing economic cooperation. He also criticized the West's stance on Ukraine, while Mozambique expressed appreciation for Russian aid.
NATO leaders gathered in Ankara for a summit marked by billions in procurement deals and pledges of unity, while tensions with US President Donald Trump over defence spending and the Iran conflict loom large. Secretary General Mark Rutte defended the alliance's strength and Trump's commitment, despite criticism and questions about unity.
US stock markets fell as President Trump announced further strikes on Iran and the Federal Reserve signaled possible interest rate hikes. Oil prices surged past $80 a barrel, while travel stocks dropped and energy stocks gained.
President Vladimir Putin held a series of meetings on Russia's domestic fuel situation, authorizing measures to mitigate the impact of Ukrainian strikes on civilian infrastructure, supporting priority fuel supplies for the Kaliningrad and Crimea regions, and characterizing current shortages as temporary.
President Donald Trump used a NATO summit press conference to announce that US defense firms had secured $3 billion in contracts and that Lockheed Martin would build a Patriot missile maintenance facility in Europe. South China Morning Post also reported a meeting with President Zelensky and a possible license for Ukraine to manufacture the interceptors.
Ukrainian drones struck three Russian oil refineries, tankers in the Sea of Azov, and pipeline infrastructure, prompting Russia to ban diesel exports as fuel shortages spread. The attacks coincide with U.S. President Donald Trump's pledge to license Patriot air defense production in Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump declared an interim peace deal with Iran "over" during a NATO summit in Ankara, warning that Washington might reimpose a naval blockade. His remarks followed U.S. military strikes on over 80 Iranian targets after attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, raising concerns about renewed full-scale conflict.
US President Donald Trump stated that both Moscow and Kiev are aware of American proposals to resolve the Ukraine conflict, describing his recent phone call with Vladimir Putin as a 'good call.' He expressed confidence that both leaders want the war to end and that he plans to discuss the issue at the upcoming NATO meeting.
US President Donald Trump attended a NATO summit in Ankara where he criticized European allies for their response to the US war in Iran, renewed claims on Greenland, and pressed for higher defence spending. Allies unveiled tens of billions of dollars in new arms contracts, while NATO chief Mark Rutte said the alliance emerged stronger. Reporting also covered Ukraine defence measures and Trump’s remarks on an Iran ceasefire.
US President Donald Trump suggested that US security guarantees for Ukraine could include measures to close Ukrainian airspace, while also not ruling out that Ukraine might receive no guarantees at all. Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the proposal needs thorough study and implies NATO presence on Ukrainian territory.
NATO leaders at the Ankara summit affirmed Russia as a long-term threat, committed to collective defense, and pledged substantial aid to Ukraine. The final declaration was noted as the briefest in decades, while ICAN criticized NATO for escalating nuclear tensions.
European officials do not expect President Trump to significantly increase pressure on Russia, and no specific commitments on Ukraine were made in his closed-door address at the NATO summit, according to Bloomberg sources cited by TASS.