Russia prepares for ‘massive strikes’ on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
- Russia’s defence ministry has announced plans for “massive” retaliatory strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure following Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil, gas, and retail facilities.
- A Ukrainian missile strike on the Russian border city of Belgorod killed two people and injured 16 others after setting commercial facilities and warehouses alight.
- CIA director John Ratcliffe reportedly proposed a trilateral summit between Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky, and Donald Trump during an unannounced visit to Moscow.
- Ukraine’s new defence minister Yevhen Khmara is seeking options to close a $27bn funding gap, including bringing forward part of a planned European loan.
- Royal Navy warships shadowed a Russian naval task group through the English Channel during an intense 72-hour monitoring operation.
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