Macron:

Our deal with Ukraine includes up to 100 Rafale jets with full armament systems.

This is the next delivery after the Mirage 2000.

Macron:

We will codevelop and codesign arms productions in Ukraine, especially in the field of drones.

Macron:

Ukraine belongs to the European family, not only geographically but also through its values, history, and courage.

The path towards the European Union will be demanding and will require deep reforms in transparency, governance, combating corruption, and the rule of law.

I fully trust President Zelensky and the Ukrainian people to meet these conditions.

Zelensky:

Ukraine will receive 100 Rafale fighter jets, along with French radars and air-defense systems.

Macron:

If Ukraine is not strong, Russia will violate its own commitments.

This is why we are doing what we do.

Zelensky:

Measures to cleanse Ukraine of corruption are insufficient.

We will continue.

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

Rustem Umerov, the former Minister of Defense of Ukraine and later Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, has refused to return to Ukraine.

He personally informed President Zelensky about his decision, according to media reports.

Somalia: SNA and Jubaland forces reported killing 56 Al-Shabaab militants in Lower Jubba and capturing 20 others in a raid in Jamaame.

UPDATE: Sources speaking to Clash Report say there is no truth to the claim that Rustem Umerov does not plan to return to Ukraine.

According to individuals in direct contact with Umerov, he will indeed return.

Historian Yaroslav Hrytsak warns that Ukraine is entering a serious internal crisis fueled by three forces: intensifying Russian military pressure, declining foreign support, and the fallout from the latest corruption scandal.

He notes that elections are impossible during active war, yet the situation is already creating growing uncertainty around the country’s political leadership.

According to Hrytsak, three names are increasingly mentioned as potential post-war leaders: Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Kyrylo Budanov, and Andriy Biletskyi.

Source: Corriere della Sera

Russia's Medvedev:

The war will continue until the Russian Federation achieves its objectives.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams meets with Netanyahu in Israel.

New international student enrolments in the US dropped 17% this year — one of the steepest declines ever outside the pandemic — largely due to visa delays, refusals, and tougher Trump-era policies.

Source: FT

The Trump Organization and Saudi-backed Dar Global plan to build an 80-villa luxury resort in the Maldives, using blockchain “tokenisation” to let outside investors buy digital shares of the project.

The announcement comes just before Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to the White House.

Russia’s flagship Urals crude dropped to its lowest level in more than 2.5 years last week, just days before US sanctions take effect on the country’s two biggest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil.

Urals from the Black Sea fell to $36.61 a barrel, the weakest since March 2023.

Source: Bloomberg

Ted Cruz is gearing up for a 2028 presidential run by aggressively attacking Tucker Carlson’s isolationist foreign policy.

The strategy is winning over pro-Israel GOP donors but could clash with a Republican base that now leans “America First,” where JD Vance is the early frontrunner.

Source: Axios

Trump:

Democrats are trying to steal our seats everywhere, and we’re not going to let this happen!

NYC Mayor Eric Adams:

In New York, I think that the community must prepare itself.

I think this is a period where they need to be very conscious that there's a level of global hostility towards the Jewish community.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams:

If I was a Jewish New Yorker with children, I would be concerned right now.

I became senator, borough president, and mayor because of the Jewish community, and I thank you for that.