Overview

• The president said he was “very unhappy” with his sixth telephone call with Putin and warned that Russia understood tougher sanctions could be imposed.
• Trump and President Selenskyj agreed to work on strengthening Ukraine’s air defenses, with an anonymous source saying Patriot missile shipments could resume soon.
• He told reporters that Chancellor Merz supports protecting Ukraine with Patriot systems, though no final decision on delivery has been announced.
• Ukrainian forces reported a strike on Russia’s Borissoglebsk air base in the Voronezh region, hitting combat jets and a gliding bomb depot, a drone attack Moscow confirmed with no damage.
• IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi reported a three-and-a-half-hour power outage at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, underscoring ongoing safety risks at Europe’s largest reactor site.