Overview

• In a Truth Social post and a letter to NATO members, the U.S. president said he will move on major sanctions once all allies stop buying Russian oil.
• He outlined possible steps that would hit banks, target energy revenues and raise tariffs, while stopping short of a firm commitment.
• A U.S. official told AFP that Washington is prepared to levy additional tariffs on buyers of Russian crude such as China and India if the European Union takes the same approach.
• Russia and Belarus have begun joint military exercises days after Russian drones crossed into Poland, which Trump said were shot down.
• The Kremlin says talks with Kyiv are on pause, while President Volodymyr Zelensky asserts Russia still aims to occupy the whole of Ukraine.