Overview

• Defence ministers met in Brussels to refine rules of engagement and strengthen surveillance and counter‑drone measures on the eastern flank after recent airspace violations in Poland and Estonia.
• NATO expressed openness to a continent‑wide EU anti‑drone “wall” on the condition of tight coordination with Alliance systems and command to prevent overlap.
• Ministers held talks with Ukraine’s Denys Chmygal to seek additional funding for the US‑backed Purl procurement program, with Germany and Canada each committing $500 million and further tranches under discussion.
• The United States signaled plans to tighten G7 economic pressure on Russia, including oil‑linked financing routes, as President Trump considers longer‑range Tomahawk missiles for Ukraine ahead of his meeting with President Zelensky.
• A visiting Ukrainian delegation said it met representatives of Raytheon and Lockheed Martin in the United States to discuss armaments, including Tomahawk cruise missiles.