🇺🇸🇺🇦 At the press conference, the tone between President Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky appeared markedly more cordial than during their previous Oval Office encounter. Zelensky presented a personal letter from his wife to First Lady Melania Trump upon entering on-air, and wore a formal suit as requested.
In the first ten minutes of the meeting, Zelensky expressed his thanks to Trump multiple times (six to eight) following earlier criticism from Vice President JD Vance that he had not sufficiently thanked US for its support.
In the first ten minutes of the meeting, Zelensky expressed his thanks to Trump multiple times (six to eight) following earlier criticism from Vice President JD Vance that he had not sufficiently thanked US for its support.
🇺🇸🇺🇦 US President Donald Trump doesn’t exclude the possibility of deploying US army personnel in Ukraine as part of the security guarantees presented to Kyiv.
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🇺🇸🇺🇦 The press conference in the Oval Office between US President Trump and Ukraine’s Zelensky has ended, lasting approximately 25 minutes.
During it Trump said that he will hold a follow-up phone call with Russian President Putin after the talks with European leaders and Zelensky in the State’s Dining Room, White House.
During it Trump said that he will hold a follow-up phone call with Russian President Putin after the talks with European leaders and Zelensky in the State’s Dining Room, White House.
🇪🇺🇺🇸🇺🇦 According to NBC, European allies, led by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, coached Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky before his meeting with US President Donald Trump, advising him to thank the US, deliver a note from his wife, and dress more formally, moves that won him a warmer reception, steered discussion away from territorial swaps, and saw him praise Trump’s trilateral plan with Putin, while Vice President JD Vance stayed silent.
📸 Trump and Zelensky standing in the Oval Office in front of the situational map of Ukraine during their meeting.
📸 Trump and Zelensky standing in the Oval Office in front of the situational map of Ukraine during their meeting.
🇺🇸🇷🇺🇪🇺 Bild reports that US President Donald Trump interrupted his meeting with European leaders at the White House to take a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
🇺🇸🇷🇺🇪🇺🇺🇦 US President Donald Trump says that he had a very good meeting with Ukrainian President Zelensky, European Leaders, Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, and European (EU) Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in which they discussed Security Guarantees for Ukraine that would be provided by EU countries with a coordination with the US.
Trump also said that he had a call with Russian President Putin, in which he and him arranged a meeting between Zelensky and Putin followed up by a Trilateral meeting between the three leaders, at a location to be determined.
Trump also said that he had a call with Russian President Putin, in which he and him arranged a meeting between Zelensky and Putin followed up by a Trilateral meeting between the three leaders, at a location to be determined.
🇷🇺🇺🇦 Russian President Vladimir Putin told US President Donald Trump that he is ready to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, AFP reports.
🇺🇸🇮🇶 Exclusive footage from yesterday show US Army convoy in Anbar, Western Iraq, transferring MaxxPro Dash DXM Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicles equipped with Central Tire Inflation System (CTIS) valve covers, HMMWVs, and seemingly Wallard MB4 towing vehicles.
The convoy was heading north, probably to al-Harir military base operated by US/Coalition troops in Erbil, northern Iraq, as part of a wider arranged withdrawal by US forces from Ain al-Assad base (Anbar), Baghdad’s International Airport (likely Camp Victoria), and the Joint Operations Command (JOC), leaving only a number of advisors to work with Iraqi army troops.
The convoy was heading north, probably to al-Harir military base operated by US/Coalition troops in Erbil, northern Iraq, as part of a wider arranged withdrawal by US forces from Ain al-Assad base (Anbar), Baghdad’s International Airport (likely Camp Victoria), and the Joint Operations Command (JOC), leaving only a number of advisors to work with Iraqi army troops.
🇪🇺🇺🇦🇺🇸 US President Donald Trump, European leaders, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are set to hold an additional virtual meeting on Ukraine following their talks at the White House, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said.
Rutte also stated that US weapons deliveries to Ukraine will continue through NATO countries.
Rutte also stated that US weapons deliveries to Ukraine will continue through NATO countries.
🇺🇦🇺🇸 Ukrainian President Zelensky has promised to have a $100 billion deal with the US for the purchase of American weapons as part of a broader security guarantees agreement, the Financial Times reports.
Kyiv is seeking at least 10 MM-104 SAM Patriot air defense systems, along with other missiles and military equipment, and the two countries are expected to sign a $50 billion agreement for drone production in partnership with Ukrainian companies.
Confirming the FT report, Zelensky stated while leaving the White House that the American weapons package, which Ukraine currently lacks, primarily includes aircraft and air defense systems.
Kyiv is seeking at least 10 MM-104 SAM Patriot air defense systems, along with other missiles and military equipment, and the two countries are expected to sign a $50 billion agreement for drone production in partnership with Ukrainian companies.
Confirming the FT report, Zelensky stated while leaving the White House that the American weapons package, which Ukraine currently lacks, primarily includes aircraft and air defense systems.
🇷🇺🇺🇦 Russian Army is reportedly expanding its presence near the frontline and turning civilian infrastructure into military bases, including the Donetsk International Airport, which most of it was turned into storage depots for Shahed-136/238 UCAVs, launchpads and decoy positions, according to newly released satellite imagery captured by Planet Labs.
🇺🇦 Additional details have been released about Ukraine’s new domestically-produced long-range cruise missile, dubbed the FP-5 “Flamingo” which is manufactured by Fire Point.
According to an interview with Chief Technical Officer Iryna Terekh, the “Flamingo” has entered serial production with the current capacity to produce one missile per day, with hopes to build roughly seven-per-day by October and enter mass production by January.
The CTO of Fire Point also confirmed earlier reports that the missile has a maximum range of 3,000km with a 1,150kg warhead, much bigger than most average cruise missiles and easily able to strike a majority of air and other military bases throughout Russia.
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According to an interview with Chief Technical Officer Iryna Terekh, the “Flamingo” has entered serial production with the current capacity to produce one missile per day, with hopes to build roughly seven-per-day by October and enter mass production by January.
The CTO of Fire Point also confirmed earlier reports that the missile has a maximum range of 3,000km with a 1,150kg warhead, much bigger than most average cruise missiles and easily able to strike a majority of air and other military bases throughout Russia.
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🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force (ZSU) MiG-29 “Fulcrum” fighter jet of the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade, armed with R-27ER/R BVRAAMs (Beyond-Visual-Range Air-to-Air Missiles) and R-73E air-to-air missiles, restored during the full-scale invasion of Ukraine and painted a unique black camouflage.
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🇮🇶🏴 In a rare incident, ISIS killed a National Security Service “spy” in South-West Mosul, Iraq, in the so-called “Wilayat Nineveh/Nineveh State,” seemingly armed with a rare Russia-made ORSIS T-5000M sniper rifle (mostly captured from a Counter-Terrorism Sevice operative) and US-made M16A2/M16A4 assault rifles, per War Noir.
🇺🇸🇮🇶 According to Iraqi sources, US forces have begun withdrawing from Ain al-Assad Air Base in Anbar Province, western Iraq, relocating personnel to al-Harir military base in Erbil, northern Iraq. Heavy equipment is reportedly being flown to Kuwait as part of the redeployment.
The sources add that the withdrawal will be completed by the end of September, leaving no American troops at Ain al-Assad, a base that has repeatedly come under attack by Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces.
The sources add that the withdrawal will be completed by the end of September, leaving no American troops at Ain al-Assad, a base that has repeatedly come under attack by Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces.
🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇳 The US Air Force WC-135R “Constant Phoenix” nuclear-sniffing aircraft carried out a flight near the Bay of Bengal over international waters off Pakistan as India test-fired its Agni-5 IRBM (intermediate-range ballistic missile).
The test follows last month’s launches of nuclear-capable SRBMs (short-range ballistic missiles) Prithvi-II and Agni-I, with ranges of about 350 km and 700–900 km respectively.
The aircraft also conducted a separate mission in the Gulf along Iran’s southwestern coast, departing Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar with callsign FLIPR74, after arriving in the Middle East from RAF Mildenhall in the UK this week.
Following these flights, the WC-135R returned to Mildenhall.
The test follows last month’s launches of nuclear-capable SRBMs (short-range ballistic missiles) Prithvi-II and Agni-I, with ranges of about 350 km and 700–900 km respectively.
The aircraft also conducted a separate mission in the Gulf along Iran’s southwestern coast, departing Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar with callsign FLIPR74, after arriving in the Middle East from RAF Mildenhall in the UK this week.
Following these flights, the WC-135R returned to Mildenhall.