Overview

• In their fifth call on July 3, Trump expressed disappointment at stalled ceasefire talks and Putin insisted Russia would not renounce its war aims.
• Shortly after the call, the White House suspended shipment of certain munitions and air-defense missiles to preserve U.S. stockpiles.
• Early on July 4, Russia launched its largest aerial assault on Kyiv to date, deploying over 530 drones and 11 missiles and wounding at least 23 people across six districts.
• Russia has carried out near-daily air attacks in recent weeks using hundreds of Iranian-designed Shahed drones alongside various missile types.
• In a follow-up call, Presidents Zelenskiy and Trump agreed to deepen direct cooperation on Ukraine’s air defenses and expand joint defense-industry production.