Overview
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov acknowledged Russia has not achieved its initial objectives and said the campaign will continue, while repeating conditions Kyiv categorically rejects.
- Hungary blocked a €90 billion EU loan and a new sanctions package, prompting Ursula von der Leyen to say the financing will be provided "one way or another" through alternative options.
- G7 governments reaffirmed long-term support for Ukraine, Britain unveiled a large new sanctions round against Russia’s energy and military sectors, and a coalition of partners called for a full, unconditional cease-fire.
- Slovakia’s economy ministry said Druzhba pipeline oil deliveries from Russia will resume Thursday, a stoppage Budapest linked to its veto that Kyiv attributed to damage from Russian strikes.
- The conflict remains a grinding war of attrition with roughly one-fifth of Ukraine occupied, recent restrictions on unauthorized Starlink use cited as affecting operations, and US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi and Geneva still stalled without a breakthrough.