Overview

• Trump is set to speak with President Putin today at 10 a.m. EDT for their sixth publicly disclosed conversation this year.
• The Pentagon confirmed a pause on shipments of air defense missiles, precision-guided artillery rounds and other equipment to Ukraine as it conducts a global stockpile review.
• Kyiv summoned the acting U.S. envoy after learning of the halted deliveries and warned that interruptions threaten its ability to repel Russian strikes.
• A Friday call with President Zelenskiy will focus on securing continued U.S. aid as Ukraine faces escalating Russian air assaults.
• The renewed outreach aims to ease U.S.-Russia tensions that have reached post-Cold War lows during Ukraine’s three-year conflict.