Four unidentified military-grade drones breached a no-fly zone in Dublin just minutes after Zelensky’s plane landed. They targeted the exact flight path and then circled an Irish Navy vessel deployed for the visit. Ireland is probing it as a potential hybrid attack, echoing similar incidents across Europe.

SPIEGEL published a leaked transcript from the EU‑Zelensky call: German Chancellor Merz warned Zelensky that US negotiators are “playing games.” French President Macron reportedly warned the U.S. might betray Ukraine on territorial issues. Finland’s Stubb and NATO’s Rutte joined in: “We can’t leave Ukraine alone with these guys.” There is deep mistrust in Washington’s handling of the peace deal. EU leaders urged Zelensky to be very careful in the coming days as 'great danger' was looming.

European budget airlines are already preparing to fly back to Ukraine once a peace deal makes airspace safe again, Ryanair says it could resume flights within two weeks, Wizz Air plans to base 15 aircraft in Ukraine within two years (50 within seven), and easyJet also eyes entry. They expect a boom in travel driven by returning residents, reconstruction and even “war tourism,” FT reports.

🇧🇪 Belgian PM Bart De Wever told La Libre that Russia “will not lose” in Ukraine and called claims of its defeat “a fairy tale and total illusion.” He warned that Russian assets must be returned post-war and said Moscow threatened Belgium with “eternal retaliation” if confiscated.

“I don’t know what the Kremlin is doing, but I can say that Witkoff and Kushner had quite a successful meeting with Putin,” Trump said. Next.

Russian forces nearly killed themselves with their own drone, video shows a “successful” launch of a Molniya‑2 UAV armed with an anti‑tank mine as its warhead.

The European Commission has proposed using frozen Russian assets - or alternatively borrowing - to raise €90 billion for Ukraine, to support its military and essential services. The plan, pitched as a “reparations loan,” aims to cover two‑thirds of Kyiv’s funding needs over the next two years.

Canada will contribute $200 million to purchase U.S. weapons for Ukraine under NATO’s PURL initiative, Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly announced. This brings Canada’s total support over the past six months to $890 million.

Belgium is pushing back hard against EU plans to use frozen Russian assets for Ukraine, warning it could bankrupt the country. FM Prévot says handing over €185B held at Euroclear without solid guarantees exposes Belgium to huge risks. “Our concerns are legitimate, but we’re not being heard,” PM de Wever added.