A Russian Orlan-10 surveillance drone has been found intact in the İzmit District of Kocaeli Province in northwestern Turkey, about 50 miles east of Istanbul and more than 350 miles from Russian-occupied Crimea and mainland Russia, in what appears to be another significant violation of NATO and Turkish airspace.

US Ambassador to NATO Matt Whitaker: Ukraine should also be prepared to fight in 2026.

Putin dismissed claims of a Russian attack on Europe as “nonsense,” saying such rhetoric is driven by internal political motives. He argued it is meant to mask years of economic and social policy failures, questioning what happened to Europe’s green agenda and when power plants would reopen. He described the situation as “mistake after mistake,” adding that leaders are now trying to shift responsibility onto “evil Russia.”

President Donald J. Trump has chosen to endorse Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales for Texas’s 23rd Congressional District, despite Gonzales’s support for gun control and his past vote as the only Texas Republican to oppose the Border Safety and Security Act of 2023, opting against backing Second Amendment activist and media personality Brandon Herrera.