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United States > President Trump held a call with President Volodymyr Zelensky, discussing tougher sanctions, additional air-defence systems and what Trump called “a future big drones deal” for Kyiv.
> Washington and NATO launched the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List, a standing mechanism that matches urgent Ukrainian battlefield needs with allied stockpiles.
> U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker warned that Chinese, Indian and Brazilian refiners may face sanctions for buying discounted Russian crude unless Moscow agrees to a ceasefire by Friday.
> TargetPoint polling showed most Trump voters now regard Russia as a major threat and back continued sanctions, reducing domestic political risk to Ukraine aid.
> The Pentagon test-fired the 400 km-range GMARS rocket, indicating future long-range strike options that could reach deep into occupied territory.
> U.S. officials drafted penalties on Russia’s “shadow” tanker fleet, aiming to choke covert oil exports that fund the war.
> NASA unveiled plans to deploy a lunar nuclear reactor before Russian and Chinese competitors, underscoring revived great-power rivalry in space.
> Vice President J.D. Vance met congressional leaders to fast-track a new Ukraine Security Assistance Act, signalling bipartisan urgency despite election-year tensions.
