- Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly asked oligarchs to donate to the national budget to help stabilise the country's finances.
- Putin also stated that Russia will continue its military operations until it controls the remaining parts of Ukraine's eastern Donbas region.
- Donald Trump suggested the US could divert weapons intended for Ukraine to the Middle East.
- This suggestion came despite Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's plea for Europe to prevent Putin from exploiting the escalating Iranian crisis.
- Trump further commented that 'Ukraine's not our war,' echoing sentiments from the German Chancellor regarding the Iran conflict.
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