Overview

• Russia’s offensive has ramped up with nearly 500 kamikaze drones and missiles launched overnight, causing dozens of civilian casualties in Kharkiv.
• President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged G7 nations to enforce a $30 per barrel cap on Russian oil, rejecting a European proposal to set it at $45.
• The European Commission has proposed new sanctions targeting Russia’s energy and banking sectors, pending approval by member states.
• A manifesto signed by over 100 SPD politicians, including Rolf Mützenich and Ralf Stegner, calls for resuming dialogue with Moscow and halting U.S. missile deployments in Germany.
• Germany will commit to significantly higher defense spending at the upcoming NATO summit to strengthen deterrence against Russian expansionism.