War in Ukraine, Zelensky: 'Our drones over St Petersburg are working'

"Zelensky and Putin will deal with each other". Trump thus expresses support for direct negotiations between Kiev and Moscow and says he is confident that "this issue will be resolved" and that "we are getting closer" to a solution.

On the ground, Russian raids continue. A drone in Kherson killed two people and two others died in an attack in Zaporizhzhia.

"Tonight, our drones covered a distance of about 1,000 kilometres to the St. Petersburg region, to the arsenals of the enemy navy and to a base in Kronstadt." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote this on X, claiming the drone strikes on Russia and calling them "sanctions". "It is time to end this war. But the leader of Russia wants to keep fighting. That is why the Ukrainian sanctions against this aggression are working,' he said.

"Our long-range sanctions also reached about 500 kilometres into the Krasnodar region and hit an oil depot. These are important results of the joint efforts of the warriors of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Security Service of Ukraine and the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine. Russia must end its war and stop its attacks. Any manifestation of injustice against Ukraine will receive a just response,' he concluded.

NATO countries are considering a new EUR 70 billion military funding commitment for Ukraine, which would be announced during the alliance summit in Ankara next month. This was reported to Politico by four different diplomatic sources of the alliance. "The proposal - circulated by Germany last month - would include a new mechanism to increase transparency on funding to Ukraine, the diplomats said. This comes as some countries complain that they disproportionately bear the cost of supporting Kiev," writes Politico. "The key is to obtain a firm commitment from Ankara to continue crucial support to Ukraine on a sustainable and more equitable basis," added a fifth Nato diplomatic source.