Ukraine could trade territory in potential peace talks with Russia, Zelensky says Ukraine strikes Russia's Saratov oil refinery, military confirms US won't send troops to Ukraine, Pentagon chief says North Korea has sent 200 long-range artillery guns to Russia,

Putin has expressed willingness to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump, but Bloomberg suggests he won't pursue meaningful peace talks while believing his forces hold an advantage. The editorial notes that Putin initially aimed to seize all of Ukraine and may not consider the occupation of four war-torn regions a victory,

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday that authorities in Russia have engaged in "a coordinated effort to suppress dissent" over the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. According to the Strasbourg-based court,

Russian forces targeted Ukraine’s energy and gas infrastructure in a “massive” night time missile attack and Ukrainian drones struck an important oil refinery inside Russia, officials said, as the almost three-year war rumbled on against a backdrop of renewed diplomatic efforts to end it.