Overview

• Zelensky told Axios that Trump supports Ukrainian retaliation when Russia attacks energy facilities, and that Ukraine would use U.S. long‑range weapons if supplied.
• Warning of an expanded target set, Zelensky said the Kremlin could be struck if Russia continues its invasion and urged officials to know their bunker locations.
• He said he will not run in the presidential election that takes place after the war, emphasizing a focus on ending the conflict rather than political campaigning.
• At the White House, Trump pressed Turkey’s President Erdoğan to stop buying Russian crude and suggested the F‑35 sale freeze could be lifted depending on Ankara’s cooperation.
• Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces have taken 205 settlements totaling about 4,714 square kilometers since January, largely in eastern Ukraine.