🇺🇦🇩🇪 Ukraine and Germany have signed €1.2B+ in new defence deals: long-term Patriot spare parts supply, €200M for Ukrainian drones, €750M for 200 Bohdana SPHs on Zetros chassis, joint UAV production (Linza), and tactical EW systems.

🇺🇸 Ex-US NatSec Advisor John Bolton: Trump is narcissistic and believes his personal rapport with Putin ensures peace between the U.S. and Russia, but Putin sees him as an easy target for manipulation.

🇪🇺 Ukraine needs ~€137B in 2026–27, and the EU must cover two-thirds, says von der Leyen. She urges action: either fund it via frozen Russian assets (blocked by Belgium) or joint EU borrowing (requiring unanimity). “No act of European defence is more important than supporting Ukraine’s defence.”

🇩🇪 Germany may transfer Sea Lynx naval helicopters to Ukraine, according to Militarnyi. Germany is considering giving Ukraine part or all of its 21 Sea Lynx Mk.88A naval helicopters being phased out of the German Navy’s aviation service, German naval aviation commander Captain Broder Nielsen said. This would follow the earlier transfer of Sea King helicopters, which Ukraine continues to fly.

🇩🇪 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz: “We have made the first decision that Russian assets will remain frozen in Europe for a long time. Neither the Russian Central Bank nor the Russian state will have access to these assets in the near future.” Merz also stressed that all European states must share the risks if a decision is made to use frozen Russian funds to support Kyiv, emphasizing collective responsibility among EU partners.

The General Staff released footage of Commander‑in‑Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces General Oleksandr Syrskyi, en route to one of the command posts on the frontline today.

Today, the entire Dutch parliament gave President Zelensky a standing ovation after he concluded his address with the words “Glory to Ukraine.”