Overview

• President Volodymyr Zelensky asked Emmanuel Macron for additional air‑defence systems and missiles, calling them Ukraine’s top need.
• Zelensky held two calls with President Donald Trump in as many days to discuss bolstering air defence, long‑range capabilities and energy resilience.
• The Kremlin warned of a dangerous escalation over reported U.S. discussions about supplying Tomahawk missiles, calling the issue an extreme concern.
• Macron condemned Russia’s latest strikes on critical infrastructure and said Moscow would pay a price if it refuses to negotiate.
• Ukraine reported widespread outages after one of the largest recent bombardments, with Kyiv and other regions hit, and cited more than 3,100 drones, 92 missiles and about 1,360 glide bombs used over the past week.