Zelensky:

Putin will be forced for peace. We need to take away from the Russian war machine. Their means to produce weapons.

Macron:

Roughly 60-70% of all weapons currently used are made in Ukraine.

Zelensky:

American partners said Putin invited me to Moscow. I think when you don’t want a meeting, you invite me to Moscow.

Right now we do not see any wish on their part to stop this war.

Macron:

The day this conflict comes to and end, security guarantees will be rolled out. That is what we promised.

Macron says some countries have promised to put soldiers on the ground in Ukraine.

Zelensky:

Trump is not happy that Europe buys Russian oil. Among others there are two countries, Hungary and Slovakia.

Zelensky:

When Russia attacked our energy system, we hit theirs back.

They profit from oil, then use that money for weapons against us—yet these two countries (Hungary and Slovakia) complain to Trump about Ukraine.

US official to CNN:

Trump emphasized that Europe must stop purchasing Russian oil that is funding the war — as Russia received €1.1 billion in fuel sales from the EU in one year.

Sudan: Deputy to Burhan says no negotiations before all of Sudan is liberated.

South Sudan: UNMISS says peacekeepers ambushed by armed group in Western Equatoria, no casualties reported.

South Africa: Nelson Mandela’s grandson joins Global Freedom Flotilla to Gaza with 10 South Africans to challenge Israeli blockade.

Iraq: Intelligence says a recent West Africa operation captured and killed senior IS “West Africa Province” members.

Israeli FM Gideon Sa’ar:

Emmanuel Macron will not be able to come to Israel as long as France persists in its anti-Israeli actions.

IDF:

Our forces are operating inside Gaza City. We control 40% of the city’s territory.

Netanyahu on Iran:

If they "do things", we will act.

IDF shares footage of the attack that allegedly killed Hamas’s Al-Qassam spokesman, Abu Obaida.

Israel shares image claiming it shows Abu Obaida, Mohammed Deif, Rafah Salama, and Mohammed Ode.

Zelensky:

Ukraine has asked the US to consider a special format for protecting Ukrainian airspace.

BIG: The US plans to phase out security assistance for eastern European countries bordering Russia, aiming to push NATO allies to fund more of their own defense.

The cuts affect Section 333 programs, which train and equip frontline militaries, with funding ending by September 2026 unless renewed by Congress.

Source: FT

Saudi Arabia has deployed at least eight Chinese ‘Silent Hunter’ laser air defense systems to counter low-altitude drones, but harsh desert conditions—dust and sand disrupting optics—limited their effectiveness.

Source: Defence Blog

Somalia: First 11 female officers graduate from Türkiye’s TURKSOM military academy in Mogadishu.