- Ukraine's military has refuted Russia's assertion of full control over the eastern Luhansk region, stating there have been no significant changes on the battlefield.
- Russia's defence ministry claimed on Wednesday to have secured the last remaining territory in Luhansk, a region largely occupied since 2022.
- The Kremlin has demanded Ukrainian forces withdraw from the entire Donbas region to end the 'hot phase' of the war, a proposal Kyiv has dismissed as absurd.
- Donald Trump has reportedly threatened to cease supplying weapons to Ukraine unless European allies join a new 'coalition of the willing' to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- European nations have consistently resisted Trump's calls for support in the Middle East, asserting that the Iran conflict is not their war.
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