Overview

• Trump said he discussed supplying Ukraine with Tomahawk cruise missiles and described a transfer decision as nearly made, adding he wants clarity on how Kyiv would use them.
• Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov welcomed Trump’s stated intent to seek a settlement, while Putin has cautioned that Tomahawk use in Ukraine would mark a new escalation requiring U.S. involvement.
• Returning from visits to Israel and Egypt, Trump said he signed a comprehensive Gaza document and urged Middle Eastern countries to become partners, claiming a recent attack on Iran influenced the deal.
• Russia’s Defense Ministry reported FPV and strike drone hits on a Ukrainian M109 Paladin and an M198 howitzer as well as a UAV control team near Krasnoarmeysk, and said a silent raid yielded prisoners and documents that enabled follow-on strikes.
• Russian officials said Ukraine conducted one of the largest UAV campaigns in months with 251 drones downed over 16 regions and increasingly used combined long‑range attacks against civilian energy facilities.