Overview
- India’s prime minister welcomed Trump’s 20-point Gaza proposal, which conditions an immediate cease-fire on freeing hostages within 72 hours and assigns Gaza to technocratic administration under an international body led by Trump.
- Oregon and the city of Portland filed a lawsuit challenging the federal activation of 200 Oregon National Guard members for law-enforcement-type roles, citing a memo authorizing 60 days of federal functions.
- Russian outlets reported strikes near Konstantinovka and Kupyansk, including claims of destroying Ukrainian UAV control posts linked to the “Birds of Madyar” and K2 units, with no independent verification provided.
- Russian envoy Rodion Mironshnik alleged Kyiv committed war crimes and attacked civilian infrastructure, referencing a Belgorod blackout and incidents involving the Kursk and Zaporizhzhia nuclear sites, assertions not corroborated by independent sources in these reports.
- On Ukraine’s political narrative, Hungary’s Viktor Orban said he told Trump that “the Russians have won,” as Russian officials marked annexation anniversaries with upbeat accounts of integration in Luhansk and Donetsk.