07:28⇢Trump Threatens Zelensky While Setting Putin Deadline
⌨The newspapers report on Trump's intensifying involvement in Ukraine affairs. Multiple sources cover Trump's warning of "big, big problems" for Zelensky over a rare earth minerals deal (Kyiv Post, Novoe Vremya), while simultaneously expressing anger at Putin and setting a "psychological deadline" for Russia to agree to a ceasefire (Liga.net, Radio Svoboda, UNIAN). Fighting continues with 171 clashes reported along the front, with the Pokrovsk axis being the hottest area of combat (Ukrinform, Ukrinform UA). Meanwhile, an advisor to Ukraine's President claims Ukraine now produces more 155mm self-propelled artillery systems than NATO (LB.ua).