Following the chaotic ceasefire cycle of the previous day, Russian outlets reported Trump's announcement of a planned conversation with Putin, though no date was specified. The announcement came after Trump's 40-minute meeting with Zelensky at the NATO summit in The Hague, where Trump described the Ukraine conflict as "more complex than other wars" and cited "problems with Zelensky" as obstacles to settlement.
Russian media emphasized NATO's softened rhetoric toward Russia in the summit's final communique, portraying this as a diplomatic victory while the alliance committed to raising defense spending to 5% of GDP. Domestically, security operations intensified with FSB arrests of two Moldovan intelligence agents in Moscow and the detention of Dagestan's state secretary Magomedov. Russian forces reportedly captured the village of Yalta in Donetsk region.
Iran's parliament approved legislation suspending cooperation with the IAEA nuclear watchdog, extending the nuclear crisis following Trump's recent strikes on Iranian facilities.