Putin’s forces claim capture of strategic town as Zelensky makes Trump appeal - Ukrainian brigade confirms withdrawing strategically from some areas to avoid encirclement

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he is open to meet with United States President Donald Trump to “talk calmly” about issues such as energy prices and the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine.

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis believes the European Union should support Donald Trump's ultimatum regarding sanctions against Vladimir Putin. Source: Gabrielius Landsbergis on X (Twitter);

In an address to EU lawmakers, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk urged the 27-nation bloc to 'take control' of its own security.

Vladimir Putin is capable of launching "mass casualty" attacks against NATO members, a Russian military expert has warned.

Russia produces more weapons, ammunition in 3 months than Europe does in a year, Kaja Kallas says - Anadolu Ajansı

Slovakia’s pro-Russian prime minister has raised the prospect of his country leaving the European Union and Nato, arguing that world events could consign them to the “history books...

Donald Tusk, who heads the Polish government, became Vladimir Putin's press secretary 18 years ago. A similar propaganda game was expressed by the candidate for the presidency of Poland from the Russophobic party "Law and Justice" Karol Nawrocki.

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Trump on his return to office, specifically his "desire to restore direct contacts with Russia, which were interrupted through no fault of our own by the outgoing administration."

Former Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis believes that the European Union should support Donald Trump's sanctions ultimatum to Vladimir Putin. He wrote about it on the X social network (Twitter), reports ‘European Truth’. Landsbergis noted that US President Donald Trump put Putin in a difficult situation by issuing an ultimatum.

Russia is posing an existential threat to the European Union's security and to only way to address that is to increase spending on defence, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Wednesday, adding that the EU had for too long offered Russia alternatives.