Overview

• Trump indicated on Friday that secondary sanctions could be imposed ahead of his Sept. 2 deadline if Moscow does not negotiate a peace deal.
• Russian forces captured Novoekonomichne in Donetsk and pushed northwest of Kupiansk in Kharkiv during their summer offensive.
• Moscow rejected a full ceasefire proposal at the third round of talks in Istanbul on July 23.
• Under the new strategy, European NATO members will bear the cost of supplying Patriot air defenses to Kyiv.
• Domestic divisions over U.S. support have deepened as figures like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene oppose further arms to Ukraine.