EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas:

Rubio provided assurances that the U.S. will not make concessions going against the interests and red lines of Ukraine and Europe.

🇮🇹 Italian stock index Italia 40 plunged -7.79% today.

NATO’s Rutte says he does not believe U.S. tariffs violate NATO treaty.

Germany has officially excluded Swiss defense companies from its military procurement processes.

The move follows tensions over Switzerland’s War Materiel Act (LFMG), which prohibits the re-export of Swiss-made arms to third countries, notably Ukraine.

Source: Le Temps

NATO’s Rutte:

NATO still stands behind the assessment that Russia is the greatest threat to the alliance.

NEW: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says Türkiye does not want confrontation with Israel in Syria.

Fidan says Israeli attacks undermine Syria’s ability to deter Islamic State and other threats.

Fidan adds Israel’s actions in Syria are paving the way for future regional instability.

Source: Reuters

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says if Syria wants to have ‘certain understandings’ with Israel, that is their business.

Fidan, asked about U.S.-Iran tensions, says diplomacy is needed and he does not want to see any attack on Iran.

Source: Reuters

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio:

We will know in a matter of weeks, not months, if Russia is serious about peace.

If this is just a delay tactic by Russia, President Trump is not interested.

If Russia is not serious about peace, we will have to reevaluate our position.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio:

Denmark should focus on the fact that Greenlanders don’t want to be part of Denmark.

Greenlanders will make their own decision.

Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan:

Trump will likely find a solution to US sanctions on Türkiye over Russian missile purchases.

Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan:

US Sanctions on Türkiye over Russian missiles are a historic anomaly that should be corrected.

Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan:

Russia and Ukraine are little bit far away from reaching a peace deal for now.

We welcome US efforts to end the war in Ukraine, but it is not easy to reach a deal.

Europe alone cannot provide security guarantees to Ukraine without US support.

Any peace deal is extremely difficult to digest for both sides, but is likely better than death.

Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan:

Trump's policy change can be an opportunity for Europe after a huge dependency on the US after the Cold War.

California governor Gavin Newsom will ask countries to exempt California from retaliatory tariffs.

Source: Fox News

US Secretary of State Rubio:

China is working on the largest military expansion in its history, and we must confront it.

US Secretary of State Rubio:

Washington is more present in NATO now than ever.

The Paris Bourse has erased all its gains since the start of the year following the shock of new U.S. tariffs.

JPMorgan has raised the recession risk to 60%. A global recession is more likely to happen than not this year.

Source: WSJ

New Chapter in Qatargate

A former Mossad official is making serious allegations against Netanyahu.

Here are the details.