Operations have stalled at a Polish logistics hub set to receive Australian Abrams tanks for Ukraine, with European leaders blaming President Trump's recent aid suspension.
Ukraine's Air Force received an unspecified number of additional F-16s, with Zelenskyy refuting Russian propaganda claims that any aircraft had been shot down in Sumy Oblast.
Ukraine's Kursk gamble backfired by failing to create leverage or divert Russian forces while exposing Western reluctance to support victory, as per The Telegraph.
Finnish Defense Minister Häkkänen met with his Ukrainian counterpart in Helsinki, signing a memorandum to strengthen defense cooperation and capabilities.
Former NATO commander James Stavridis wrote on Bloomberg that Trump's recent cutoff caused casualties, despite subsequent ceasefire talks and renewed cooperation.
Zelenskyy's Office and the director of US National Intelligence confirmed the end of the suspension imposed by the Trump administration earlier this month.