Overview

• President Trump has trimmed his 50-day ultimatum for President Putin to roughly 10–12 days to negotiate a Ukraine peace deal, warning of 100% tariffs and secondary sanctions on noncompliant nations.
• The U.S. and European Commission reached a provisional agreement imposing a 15% U.S. tariff on EU steel and aluminum products to resolve a protracted trade dispute.
• Germany and Jordan have deployed two A400M transport aircraft to begin a Gaza airlift, with France and the UK pledging similar support and EU leaders warning Israel of potential measures if humanitarian conditions do not improve.
• Ukrainian officials report a Russian airstrike on a Saporischschja prison killed at least 16 inmates and injured 35, and investigators are collecting evidence at the site.
• Germany plans broad austerity measures to close a €172 billion budget gap through 2029 as authorities investigate a Bundeswehr helicopter crash in Saxony that killed two soldiers and the fatal mountaineering accident of former biathlete Laura Dahlmeier in Pakistan.