Overview

• President Trump announced that Patriot air defense systems will arrive in Ukraine within days under a NATO financing agreement.
• NATO members will pay for the U.S.-made equipment in full, shifting financial responsibility away from Washington.
• Trump set a 50-day deadline for Moscow to agree to a ceasefire or face 100% tariffs on Russian exports, with secondary sanctions targeting its trading partners.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed gratitude for the support, while EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas called the ultimatum’s timeframe excessively long.
• Russian forces continue offensive operations, claiming new village captures in Donetsk and Zaporijjia as civilian casualties rise in Kharkiv and Soumy.