Overview
- The White House released a 33‑page National Security Strategy that revives the Monroe Doctrine, seeks access to strategic resources and locations in Latin America, and vows to deny outside powers control of vital assets.
- Pentagon official Pete Hegseth publicly defended strikes on suspected narco‑boats, citing 22 attacks and asserting that President Trump will take decisive military measures to protect U.S. interests.
- U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Ukrainian officials in Miami for a third day to refine a reported 28‑point peace framework, with Volodymyr Zelensky calling the discussions substantive and European leaders planning to confer with him in London on Monday.
- Ukraine reported one of the largest recent barrages with 653 drones and 51 missiles targeting energy and transport infrastructure, causing heating and water outages including in Odesa and disrupting rail service near Kyiv.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov welcomed the U.S. strategy’s move away from labeling Russia a direct threat and noted the document’s openness to cooperation on strategic stability.