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Europe & World
>>> Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda confirmed Lithuania is ready to send troops for a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine once the war ends.
>>> Germany urged allies to prepare for a post-war international peacekeeping force in Ukraine to guarantee stability.
>>> Hungarian President Tamas Šuyok initially condemned Russia for the Mukachevo strike but later removed mention of Moscow, while Prime Minister Viktor Orbán condemned the attack directly.
>>> Italian authorities arrested a Ukrainian citizen suspected of involvement in the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage, intensifying European investigations.
>>> India’s foreign minister met Vladimir Putin in Moscow to boost trade and energy ties, highlighting closer alignment with Russia.
>>> Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov declared Moscow is only ready for talks on Istanbul 2022 terms — Ukrainian neutrality, troop limits, and deferred Crimea status — nearly derailing contacts with the U.S.
Geopolitics & Economy
>>> Reuters reported Putin’s new war-ending terms: Ukraine must cede Donbas, abandon NATO membership, pledge neutrality, and ban Western troops in exchange for freezing current front lines.
>>> Ukrainian drone and missile strikes severely disrupted Russia’s fuel supplies, hitting refineries, pumping stations, and depots, causing shortages for the army.
>>> KNDS Deutschland announced plans to create joint ventures in Ukraine to produce equipment and spare parts, strengthening Western defense cooperation.
>>> NASA scientists projected that Earth’s oceans will evaporate in about one billion years due to solar brightening, eventually making the planet uninhabitable.
>>> Reports noted America’s $2 billion B-2 Spirit stealth bombers lose radar invisibility in rain due to damage to their special coating, raising cost concerns.