Overview
- Russia’s General Prosecutor approved an indictment against Ignat Kuzin on terrorism and related charges and sent the case to the Second Western District Military Court, with investigators alleging he was recruited and directed for the April 25 Balashikha car bombing and continuing to pursue unidentified accomplices.
- EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said member states lack consensus on issuing a Ukraine loan backed by blocked Russian central‑bank assets, and the European Commission dropped a planned press conference after the Copenhagen leaders’ meeting focused on sanctions and drone defenses.
- A Warsaw district court ordered a seven‑day arrest for Ukrainian national Volodymyr Zhuravlev, detained on a European warrant and suspected by German authorities of involvement in the Nord Stream explosions, with his lawyer pledging to appeal.
- Recent drone sightings near Danish airports prompted flight disruptions and, according to Euractiv citing a Copenhagen University professor, have eroded public trust in the government as authorities imposed a temporary civilian drone ban.
- Reporting from Kupyansk describes ongoing fighting, a ban on civilian entry, and curtailed evacuations and utilities, with local officials warning parts of the city remain dangerous despite Ukrainian military statements that the city stays under their control.