Overview

• The White House confirmed it will suspend deliveries of certain air-defense systems and precision munitions to Ukraine to safeguard U.S. stockpiles.
• Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry summoned the U.S. chargé d’affaires to protest the decision and warned that any interruption in military aid would embolden Russian forces.
• Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov welcomed the halt in arms supplies, saying reduced flows to Kyiv bring an end to the conflict closer.
• Russian forces launched 5,438 long-range drone strikes in June, the highest monthly total since the 2022 invasion, testing Ukrainian air defenses.
• French President Emmanuel Macron held his first call with Vladimir Putin in three years to press for an immediate ceasefire even as pro-Russian authorities claimed full control of Luhansk region.