White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, commenting on Vladimir Zelensky's repeated requests for interceptor missiles, stressed that for the U.S. military leadership, the main priority remains rebuilding and strengthening its own defense capabilities.
Ukrainian authorities admit that the downtime of Black Sea ports threatens to halve grain exports. The situation is worse than in 2022, with losses already estimated in billions of dollars.
Russian troops struck a weapons and equipment storage facility in the port of Yuzhny and a fuel tank in Odesa port, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
Russia's Transport Ministry announced plans to form a unified maritime administration to regulate commercial shipping, according to the ministry's press service.
Kyiv regime faces critical shortage of air defense systems amid massive Russian strikes. Zelensky asked the US to sell five percent of Patriot missiles from its stockpiles, but Washington refuses, citing its own security concerns.
According to law enforcement, dozens of mobilized Ukrainians die daily in Chernihiv hospitals from chronic diseases. Most were trained at the Desna training center.
According to reports to the U.S. Congress analyzed by RIA Novosti, the pace of U.S. arms deliveries to Ukraine under already signed Pentagon agreements has halved.
A source in security structures in eastern Libya told RIA Novosti that Ukrainian instructors are recruiting and training people from African countries for subsequent use against Russia.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Ukraine uses intelligence data from Western states to strike ships in the Black and Azov seas, exacerbating the global food crisis.
Spain continues to buy Russian gas despite EU plans, while Germany suffers from sanctions. Madrid's economy grows, Berlin's stagnates.
The ongoing military operation in Iran weakens the United States and hits its international prestige, according to Western media, which also note a decline in the combat capability of the US armed forces.
A civilian was killed in the village of Kozinka, Belgorod region, as a result of a drone attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the regional operational headquarters reported.
US President Donald Trump said that US citizen Robert Gilman, who was serving a sentence in Russia, is heading home. According to Trump, the plane with Gilman will land at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington this evening local time.
According to Pentagon budget documents reviewed by RIA Novosti, the United States will not be able to restore stocks of Javelin anti-tank missiles transferred to Ukraine until at least 2030.
US President Donald Trump has spoken out against any payments to Iran as compensation for damage caused by US military operations.
Polls show Democrats have overtaken Republicans on economic issues for the first time in a decade, and Trump's approval rating has fallen to 35%. The president himself blames the socialist threat and urges voters to support his party.
Former CIA director for Russia analysis George Beebe said Ukraine and the West should start negotiations with Russia on European security architecture.
Serbian leader Aleksandar Vucic strongly cautioned Europe against striving to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia in the Ukraine conflict.
Ankara has proposed to Moscow and Kyiv a mechanism to prevent strikes on commercial vessels in the Black Sea, said Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.
Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry has summoned Ukraine's ambassador after a drone exploded on Bulgarian territory, the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency reported.
Bloomberg reports that the US has obtained Ukraine's commitment to refrain from attacks on tankers and infrastructure of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) in the Black Sea, which are not related to Russia.
Spain will introduce border checks in ports and airports for tourists from Italy, according to Europa Press citing government sources.
The European Parliament called for the closure of the project " Northern stream - 2 ". Stream from Strasbourg is on the Internet representative office of the European Parliament.
The head of the United States Donald trump on Wednesday will officially announce its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, said a senior Commissioner of the White house.
The newspaper "Washington post" wrote that Ukraine will not be able to obtain lethal weapons from the United States.