Overview

• Ukraine approved sanctions on 139 Russian individuals and entities and 28 foreign citizens accused of financing Moscow’s war effort, with Kyiv seeking coordination with partner jurisdictions.
• Russian attacks persisted, including 448 strikes reported across 17 settlements in the Zaporiya region that damaged homes and infrastructure, according to local authorities.
• Days after Trump hosted Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Russian forces struck a U.S.-owned factory in western Ukraine with missiles, reportedly injuring about twenty people.
• Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia could be flexible on some proposals raised by Trump but reiterated demands such as excluding NATO forces from Ukraine and giving Moscow veto-like sway over any security guarantees.
• Kyiv unveiled the long-range 'Flamingo' FP-5 missile, reported to exceed 3,000 kilometers in range, as analysts and politicians in the U.S. and Europe criticized Washington’s handling of the talks.