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Reuters: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States would supply weapons to Ukraine via NATO and that he would make a "major statement" on Russia on Monday.
The Kyiv Independent: President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed Russia's intention to drastically escalate its drone attacks, potentially launching up to 1,000 drones per day, but noted that Ukraine already has effective countermeasures.
ISW: The Kremlin is likely attempting to push the United States to suspend its diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine in exchange for developing US-Russian bilateral relations and economic opportunities.
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Reuters: Trump for the first time since returning to office will send weapons to Kyiv under a presidential power frequently used by his predecessor, a move suggesting new interest by the president in defending Ukraine.
The Moscow Times: Russia’s spending on military personnel reached a record 2 trillion rubles ($25.68 billion) in the first half of 2025, according to new estimates from Re: Russia, an analytical platform run by exiled Russian academics.
Politico: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz appealed to U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday to stand with Europe in defending Ukraine and to move to provide the embattled country with additional missile defense systems.
The Kyiv Independent: President Volodymyr Zelensky is considering appointing Defense Minister Rustem Umerov as Ukraine’s next ambassador to the U.S., he announced on July 10 during a press conference in Rome.
Bloomberg: Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina signaled that Ukraine will receive a delivery of the US-made Patriot air defense systems as the country comes under increasingly relentless Russian drone and missile strikes (archive).
Reuters: The European Commission is expected to propose a floating Russian oil price cap this week as part of a new draft sanctions package in an attempt to overcome opposition from some member states.
Reuters: European Union governments want Brussels to keep secret how they plan to phase out using Russian oil and gas by the end of 2027, an internal EU document seen by Reuters showed.
The Kyiv Independent: The U.K. and Ukraine will sign a deal on July 10 to supply Ukraine with Thales air defense missiles, the U.K. government announced on its website.
The Moscow Times: Russian police officers are being offered cash bonuses for each detainee they recruit to fight in Ukraine, the exiled news outlet Vyorstka reported Thursday.
Reuters: Britain said on Thursday that Paris would be the new headquarters for the so-called 'coalition of the willing' to support Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire, with plans underway for a future coordination cell in Kyiv.
Reuters: A senior Ukrainian security officer was gunned down in a residential parking lot in Kyiv on Thursday before his assailant fled on foot in broad daylight, according to authorities and video footage verified by Reuters.
The Kyiv Independent: Berlin is ready to purchase Patriot air defense systems from the United States and transfer them to Ukraine, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on July 10 amid an uptick in Russian aerial strikes, Sky News reported.
AP News: A 43-year-old Russian was convicted Thursday of breaching international sanctions by sharing sensitive information from Dutch semiconductor chip machine maker ASML and another tech company with a person in Russia.
The Kyiv Independent: Moscow's ongoing summer offensive has been the most costly in terms of Russian manpower losses during the entire full-scale war in Ukraine, the Economist said in its analysis published on July 9.
EIB: The European Investment Bank Group and the European Commission announced nearly 600 million euros in new financing for Ukraine's critical infrastructure and businesses at the Ukraine Recovery Conference on July 10.
Reuters: Participants in a Rome conference on the economic recovery of Ukraine have pledged over 10 billion euros to help the war-torn country, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday.
The Netherlands has allocated €300 million to support the reconstruction of Ukraine in 2025 and 2026, the Dutch foreign minister said during the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome Thursday.
Politico: Russia has been hiring migrants from outside the EU to commit crimes, spread fear and undermine trust in the government, the Czech intelligence service (BIS) said Thursday in its annual report for 2024.
Reuters: A U.S.-owned canned food company seized by Russia to safeguard domestic food supplies is planning to boost dwindling sales with exports to China and North Korea.
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