- Finnish president Alexander Stubb and Norwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre held talks with Russian president Vladimir Putin to discuss the war in Ukraine, with Stubb defending “direct discussions” despite criticism from other European leaders.
- Denmark’s prime minister Mette Frederiksen was quoted as saying she was “very sceptical” of such outreach.
- A temporary local ceasefire commenced in Russian-occupied Oleshky to enable humanitarian aid deliveries and evacuations, following an arrangement brokered by US first lady Melania Trump.
- Overnight Russian missile and drone strikes targeted Kyiv and several other Ukrainian regions, killing one person, injuring eight, and damaging medical facilities and a major bridge over the Dnipro River.
- Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said that Kyiv has been waiting nearly a month for US defence secretary Pete Hegseth to sign off on vital air defence missile supplies.
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