Overview

• Poland and NATO forces intercepted multiple Russian drones that violated Polish airspace, the first engagement of enemy targets in allied airspace during the Ukraine war, and Warsaw invoked NATO’s Article 4 for consultations.
• Sens. Lindsey Graham, Richard Blumenthal, Amy Klobuchar and Katie Britt introduced a bill to designate Russia and Belarus as state sponsors of terrorism unless more than 19,000 Ukrainian children are returned.
• Senate Majority Leader John Thune reported “intensified interest” in bringing the Graham–Blumenthal package to the floor as staff work with the White House to resolve technical issues.
• The sanctions bill has over 80 co-sponsors and would authorize tariffs up to 500% on imports from countries that keep buying Russian energy and impose secondary sanctions on firms aiding Russian energy production.
• President Donald Trump posted about the Poland incursion and later said it “could have been a mistake,” while lawmakers in both parties pressed for tougher measures and the Congressional Ukraine Caucus urged stronger sanctions and NATO coordination.