Overview

• At Novo-Ogaryovo, Vladimir Putin met leaders of all State Duma factions and, in a closed session described by Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, provided a detailed battlefield update while stressing that winning the SVO is a key national objective.
• Ukraine’s national security chief Rustem Umerov said Kyiv is not conducting talks with Moscow on ending the conflict, noting exchanges of prisoners continue and that prospective trilateral and bilateral meetings remain pending.
• The Washington Post reported that Western partners plan to invest billions in Ukraine’s defense industry and continue arming the country without offering NATO membership.
• Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova rejected Poland’s claims about Russian drones as unsubstantiated, as senior official Dmitry Medvedev warned of a tough response to Council of Europe moves to seek Ukraine-related compensation from Russia.
• Russia’s FSB in Kaliningrad opened a treason case against a Russian citizen accused of repeatedly transferring funds to organizations that allegedly finance Ukraine’s armed forces, and the suspect was placed in custody.