Overnight skepticism over Trump's claimed Moscow-Kyiv pause on energy strikes gave way to NATO air incidents. Two Italian Eurofighters on Baltic Air Policing shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace from Belarus, with Vilnius citing intensifying Russian aggression and Defence Minister Crosetto flying to Vilnius calling Italy's eastern-flank presence fundamental. A Russian frigate firing flares near a Danish helicopter added to the tension, alongside Moscow warnings Poland would be annihilated in days.
Domestically the Senate approved the electoral reform 113-71 amid opposition 'legge truffa' protests, sending the text back to the Chamber.
Rome held the secular state funeral for Emma Bonino in the Campidoglio with Mattarella and Meloni. Italy extended border controls with Spain for 15 days, drawing Madrid's 'shameful' rebuke.