President Trump believes his Russian counterpart Putin wants to end the Ukraine conflict, following a meeting between two US negotiators and the Kremlin leader in Moscow.
The Kremlin stated Russia is prepared to negotiate with the United States as many times as necessary until a resolution to the Ukraine conflict is found.
Ukrainian soldiers report Russia has recently started using Molniya unmanned aerial vehicles to carry first-person view drones, enhancing their range and complicating countermeasures.
Ukrainian security forces have arrested a former British soldier who previously trained the country's troops, accusing him of spying for Russia and plotting assassinations.
President Putin invites foreign journalists, including those from Ukraine, to visit Pokrovsk and Kupyansk, two cities Russia recently claimed to control.
President Putin discussed the Ukraine conflict with envoys Witkoff and Jared Kushner for nearly 5 hours at the Kremlin, though no territorial compromise was reached.
Russia's Geran-2 unmanned aerial vehicles are being fitted with short-range R-60 air-to-air missiles, potentially enabling them to attack Ukrainian interceptor aircraft.
The head of Russia's second-largest bank, VTB, warned that Moscow would retaliate and pursue litigation for 50 years if the European Union seizes its frozen assets.
A Swedish research institute reports that the sales of the world's 100 leading defense companies hit a record 679 billion USD, with nearly half originating from the US.
Ukrainian media released video of uncrewed surface vessels attacking two oil tankers suspected of belonging to Russia's "dark fleet" off the coast of Turkey.
