Overview

• Romania said a Russian drone violated its airspace near the Danube, was tracked by F-16s for about 50 minutes, and will be raised at the UN, with officials calling the action unacceptable.
• Poland retracted an alleged second airspace violation after failing to validate radar indications, though last week’s confirmed incursion remains under review as a test of NATO responsiveness.
• NATO activated the Eastern Sentry mission on the alliance’s eastern flank, scrambling allied fighters and surveillance aircraft after recent drone episodes and keeping air defenses on high alert.
• Ukraine conducted a large drone strike on the Kirishi refinery near St. Petersburg; Russian authorities reported drones shot down and a brief fire, while Kyiv claimed the operation succeeded and damage assessments remain unverified.
• President Donald Trump urged NATO members to stop buying Russian oil and to impose 50–100% tariffs on China as conditions for severe new U.S. sanctions, a stance the EU signaled would be difficult to adopt in full.