Overview
- Bessent said the U.S. needs European partnership to intensify sanctions and impose secondary tariffs on buyers of Russian oil to force an economic collapse.
- Russian state TV host Vladimir Solovyov threatened a nuclear strike in response to Bessent’s remarks, according to a clip posted by journalist Julia Davis.
- Poland said 19 Russian drones violated its airspace during an overnight strike on western Ukraine and formally invoked NATO’s Article 4.
- United Nations spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric warned the Poland incident underscores the regional impact and risk of the conflict widening.
- U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Senator Lindsey Graham urged tougher measures on Russian energy and sanctions, while Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said sanctions will not change Russia’s stance.