French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu:

French intelligence is sovereign; we are replacing halted US intel for Ukraine.

The UK faces challenges due to its 5 Eyes ties.

Switzerland has lifted the sanctions on the Syrian energy and transportation sectors.

Source: Swissinfo

Meanwhile, the percentage of Germans who trust Russia has reached 10%, 6 points behind the US.

Trump’s former national security advisor Bolton dismissed U.S. sanction threats against Russia as meaningless, calling them a mere attempt to appear “balanced” on Ukraine.

Tariffs are ineffective, as Russian imports to the U.S. totaled just $3 billion in 2024.

Russia has learned to evade sanctions, especially financial ones.

“Putin knew this threat was completely empty.”

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte:

European defense contractors need to step up.

Ukrainian media (RBC) claims that the Ukrainian forces are not being encircled in Kursk and are not planning to withdraw from the region.

Ukrainian air defence operator thanks the American people for the military aid.

A group of soldiers who committed violations against civilians during an anti-terror operation in the west coast area have been arrested and sent to a military court, Al Jazeera reported, citing a Syrian defence ministry source.

Hungarian PM Orban:

The plan to rearm Europe will lead to Germany creating the largest army on the continent since World War II.

🇺🇦 Western Aid to Ukraine Since 2022

🇺🇸 United States: $175 billion
• Financial & Humanitarian Aid: $108.5B
• Military Aid: $66.5B

🇪🇺 European Countries & EU: $145 billion
• Financial & Humanitarian Aid: $90.2B
• Military Aid: $55B

Iranian Leader Khamenei:

Tehran will never accept demands to curb its missile program.

The issue will not be limited to the nuclear file, but they will raise new files and expectations, and we will reject them.

No matter the threats, we should not back down.

The US still shares some defensive intelligence with Ukraine to protect against incoming Russian strikes, despite a pause in intel sharing that raised alarm bells.

Source: Fox News

Syrian MoD:

Our forces continue to pursue the remnants of the regime according to the approved operational plans.

The Somali National Army, with international partners, launched an airstrike in El-Ba'ad that eliminated key Al-Shabaab leaders and destroyed three vehicles.

Zelensky:

Russia proves literally every day with its cruelty that nothing has changed for them there, in Moscow. They are not thinking about how to end the war, but about how to destroy and capture more while the world allows them to wage this war.

Ukraine is preparing another strike on the Kerch (Crimea) Bridge, this time aiming to completely destroy it.

Source: The Guardian

Zelensky:

I am confident that the meeting with the US team in Saudi Arabia will be productive.

We will do everything to ensure that Ukrainian interests are taken into account as necessary.

Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly:

President Trump poses an existential threat to Canada and Europe is next.

North Korea unveiled for the first time a nuclear-powered submarine under construction.

The new nuclear-powered submarine is likely to be a 6,000-ton or 7,000-ton class vessel, capable of carrying around 10 ballistic missiles.