Overview

• Sweden announces significant military aid package including air defense and armored vehicles for Ukraine.
• NATO allies push for allowing Ukraine to use Western weapons against targets inside Russia, challenging U.S. restrictions.
• France and Germany relax rules to permit Ukrainian strikes on Russian military sites, leaving the U.S. isolated.
• Combat intensifies in Kupiansk and Pokrovsk with multiple clashes reported by Ukraine's General Staff.
• U.S. Secretary of State Blinken visits Moldova to reinforce support for Ukraine among NATO allies and neighboring countries.