Overview
- European and Canadian leaders held a virtual meeting on the U.S.-led drive to negotiate an end to the war, according to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
- Participants included Prime Minister Mark Carney, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and EU institutional chiefs, with attendees saying the process is moving forward.
- Russia alleged Ukraine launched 91 long-range drones at a residence used by Vladimir Putin in the Novgorod region, a claim Ukraine denied as lacking any plausible evidence.
- Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov framed the alleged operation as an effort to undercut President Trump’s mediation, while Trump called the dispute “not good.”
- Canada pledged an additional $2.5 billion in economic aid to Ukraine, and the Institute for the Study of War assessed that the Kremlin has sought to delay talks to extract leverage.