Overview
- Meeting two dozen European leaders in London, Zelensky called for U.S. sanctions to cover all Russian oil firms and for delivery of long‑range strike capabilities.
- NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said potential U.S. Tomahawk transfers were discussed with President Donald Trump and remain under presidential review.
- European leaders urged progress on using frozen Russian assets to finance a loan for Kyiv, yet EU capitals stopped short of endorsing the plan due to Belgian legal concerns.
- UK officials outlined a prospective reassurance force focused on air and naval support plus training for Ukrainian troops rather than deploying Western ground forces.
- Russia kept up strikes that Ukrainian officials say killed and injured civilians in Kherson and Kharkiv, as Moscow claimed village gains and mass drone shoot‑downs; Russia’s envoy Kirill Dmitriev visited the U.S. and said a diplomatic solution is near without offering details.