The meeting between Zelensky and Trump has started, the White House confirmed. The meeting will be behind closed doors with no media present.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived at the White House for a meeting with Donald Trump, Reuters reports.
❗️ Bloomberg reports US senators reached a bipartisan agreement on a new sanctions bill targeting Russia and Iran. The proposal would allow President Trump to impose tariffs on the five largest buyers of Russian oil and gas and the five countries most involved in helping Moscow evade energy sanctions.
Financial Times reports today’s Zelensky-Trump meeting could improve Ukraine’s chances of securing military aid and reviving talks on ending the war. Zelensky is expected to seek faster Patriot deliveries, deeper weapons cooperation and stronger pressure on Russia.
❗️Welt reports Ukrainian troops outperformed NATO forces during exercises in Sweden by fighting as they do on the front: using FPV drones at scale, rapidly changing positions and applying unconventional solutions. NATO forces were hampered by frequent coffee breaks, bureaucracy, restrictions on many drone types, slow decision-making and tactics described as no longer suited to modern war.
Dronebomber analysis says Moscow has rapidly expanded a four-ring air defense network since May 2026. Around 250 air defense and radar positions are confirmed across the Moscow region, while the real total is estimated at more than 350. About 24 new Pantsir towers were built in roughly two months, with added positions near refineries, substations, Vnukovo Airport and Putin’s residence. Despite the...
Zelensky has arrived in the US ahead of a closed-door meeting with Trump at the White House at 16:30 Kyiv time. Talks will cover defense cooperation, possible Patriot missile production in Ukraine and stronger sanctions on Russia. He will also honor the memory of Senator Lindsey Graham.
❗️ RBC-Ukraine reports the defense minister issue is closed: President Zelensky will not return Fedorov to the post, and Khmara will head the ministry. The outlet said the matter is final.
❗️ Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said Poland could sell its MiG-29 fighter jets, previously promised to Ukraine, for example to Bulgaria if Ukraine does not share its drone technologies.
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Zelensky and UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham met Ukrainian and British sailors at Portsmouth Naval Base, where five Ukrainian mine countermeasure vessels are stationed: Melitopol, Mariupol, Henichesk, Cherkasy and Chernihiv. They will later help clear mines from Ukrainian waters.
He will ask. 🤣❗️Trump said he does not believe Zelensky’s statement that Russia transferred satellite imagery of US facilities to Iran. The US president said he would ask Putin about the issue and clarify whether such a transfer took place.
President Zelensky arrived in the UK for talks with new Prime Minister Andy Burnham. The agenda includes strengthening air defense, maritime security, and joint defense production. Zelensky will also meet Ukrainian troops training in Britain.
Ukraine’s long-range strikes hit an export terminal in Russia’s Rostov region, roughly 250 km from the front line, President Zelensky said. Oil facilities in the Yaroslavl region and the Udmurt Republic were also targeted.
Russian drone strike hit a supermarket in Chernihiv, killing 2 people, including a child, and injuring 13, President Zelensky said. Russian guided bombs also hit Zaporizhzhia, killing 1 person and injuring another. Zelensky called the attacks deliberate terror.