- Moscow has warned it will retaliate against European nations that allow Ukraine to use their airspace for drone attacks on Russian Baltic ports, following increased Ukrainian strikes on oil infrastructure.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed concern that a Trump administration might pressure Kyiv into territorial concessions to end the war, believing this could be seen as the only way to conclude the conflict.
- A Russian oil tanker delivered 730,000 barrels of oil to Cuba, a shipment permitted by the Trump administration despite an ongoing energy blockade, helping to ease Cuba's severe energy crisis.
- President Zelensky also voiced concerns that a prolonged conflict in the Middle East would divert military aid from Ukraine and benefit Russia, which he believes desires a long war in the region.
- Estonia's defence forces reported detecting "potentially dangerous air activity" in and around its airspace overnight, prompting a preventive threat notification.
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