Overview

• The European Commission committed €2.3 billion in grants and loans at the Rome conference, including a €220 million flagship fund to draw private investment for reconstruction.
• France and the United Kingdom agreed to expand their joint expeditionary brigade into a 50,000-strong corps to underpin future security guarantees.
• Ukraine’s Security Service opened a criminal investigation after an SBU agent was assassinated in Kiev, underscoring internal espionage and sabotage concerns.
• President Trump said he will make an important policy declaration on Russia on July 14 and confirmed continued weapons transfers to Ukraine via NATO reimbursements.
• Russia launched its largest drone and missile barrage since February 2022 on July 8–9, firing 728 drones and 13 missiles in a record escalation.