Overview

• Multiple Russian airports, including St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo, temporarily restricted operations after Ukrainian drones were detected, according to Rosaviatsiya, with no reported injuries.
• Kyiv is conducting cross-border strikes with domestically produced long‑range weapons without U.S. coordination, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
• The White House reiterated that Hegseth decides on any Ukrainian use of U.S.-made long‑range missiles, a mechanism introduced in the spring; Trump has criticized past ATACMS strikes as escalating.
• U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance claimed Russia made substantial concessions that could enable a deal within months, but Moscow has set conditions and outside experts questioned his characterization.
• Trump said he held another call with Vladimir Putin as U.S. and European officials pressed diplomatic tracks and security guarantees; Germany’s Friedrich Merz accused Putin of stalling and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil discussed guarantees and long‑term support in Kyiv.