White House:

Putin and Trump agreed that the movement to peace will begin with an energy and infrastructure ceasefire, as well as technical negotiations on implementation of a maritime ceasefire in the Black Sea, full ceasefire and permanent peace. These negotiations will begin immediately in the Middle East.

White House:

Putin and Trump shared the view that Iran should never be in a position to destroy Israel.

Kremlin:

It was underlined that key condition of settlement is complete halt of foreign military aid and intelligence information to Ukraine.

Hamas:

Witkoff's proposal was on the negotiating table, and Hamas did not reject it and dealt with it positively. Netanyahu resumed the war to thwart the agreement.

Presidents of Congo and Rwanda met in face to face talks meditated by Qatar to discuss east Congo conflict.

Pentagon will cut up to 60,000 civilian jobs.

Source: AP

Rheinmetall stock reached a new all-time high today at €1,429.50.

In early 2022, before Russia’s invasion, it was trading at less than €100.

Netanyahu:

Negotiations will continue only under fire.

Trump on his call with Putin:

It was a very good and productive call.

Trump:

(Peace) process is now in full force and effect, and we will hopefully get the job done.

Full statement of Trump on his phone call with Putin:

"We agreed to an immediate Ceasefire on all Energy and Infrastructure"

A federal judge has ruled that actions taken by Musk and DOGE to close USAID were unconstitutional and has ordered DOGE officials to reinstate basically all of USAID's functionality.

Zelensky:

Ukraine would support a proposal to stop strikes on energy infrastructure.

Zelensky:

I am confident that assistance to Ukraine will continue and our partners will not abandon us.

Trump administration is eyeing major cuts to funding for domestic HIV prevention.

Source: WSJ

Zelensky:

We are not a salad or compote to be on Putin's menu, despite his appetites.

Zelensky:

Ukrainian military personnel remain in Kursk and will remain there as long as this operation is necessary.

NEW: According to local reports Israeli army advanced towards the area between al-Asha and al-Rafid towns in the Quneitra countryside.

In Southern Quneitra, the Israeli army accompanied by a large number of tanks and bulldozers entered the al-Jamus base.

Israeli warplanes flew over the area during the movement of the Israeli army.

UPDATE: The presidents of Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda held a surprise meeting in Qatar and committed to a ceasefire amid the ongoing occupation of eastern Congo by Rwanda-backed rebels.

President Paul Kagame and his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi met Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Tuesday in Doha “as part of an effort to ease the situation” in eastern Congo, the three countries said in a joint statement Tuesday posted on X.

The meeting came after the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels pulled out of peace talks planned for earlier in the day in Angola.

Source: Bloomberg

US President Trump hosted Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE’s national security adviser as the Gulf state seeks to increase access to US technology.

Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE's national security adviser and brother of the country's president, discussed increasing Emirati investment in the US, technology, and energy.

The UAE is pushing to buy cutting-edge chips from companies including Nvidia Corp. as part of a bid to become a regional powerhouse in AI.

Donald Trump expressed caution over closer ties between China and Russia, outlining plans to improve ties with two countries that have united in opposing the US on the world stage.

“As a student of history, which I am — and I’ve watched it all — the first thing you learn is you don’t want Russia and China to get together,” the US leader told Fox News, in comments that came shortly after he wrapped talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin that fell short of securing a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine.

Trump’s embrace of Russia has been seen by some analysts as an attempt to split Moscow from Beijing, in a so-called “reverse Nixon” — a reference to America’s efforts in the Cold War era to divide the two powers.

Source: Bloomberg