President Donald Trump on July 14 announced the U.S. would impose "severe tariffs" on Russia unless Moscow agrees to a deal to end the war in Ukraine within 50 days, but experts who spoke to the Kyiv Independent say the plan is deeply flawed. "I'm afraid this talk about tariffs will remain just talk," Andrei Movchan, a Russian-born economist and founder of Movchan's Group, told the Kyiv Independent. "Like the oil price cap or the fight against the shadow fleet — something may be introduced on

"From the EU perspective, the talks are about more than three Patriot systems for Ukraine," a German government spokesperson said.

"I have proposed that Yuliia Svyrydenko lead the Government of Ukraine and significantly renew its work," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

"The Baltic region is tense due to the aggressive policies of European coastal states," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.

The aircraft had three crew members and two technicians on board, Russian pro-government media outlet Kommersant reported.

"Constructive dialogue between Russia and the U.S. will always achieve more than the tired, destructive language of pressure," Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund, wrote.

The deployment took place in Sumy Oblast, a northeastern region bordering Russia that has recently faced renewed Moscow's attempts to advance.

Ukraine's Air Force said Russian forces launched 136 drones overnight, including Iranian-designed Shahed-type attack drones, and fired four S-300/400 guided missiles.

"We discussed the path to peace and what we can practically do together to bring it closer," President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote.

Russian President Vladimir Putin told U.S. President Donald Trump that Moscow intended to continue offensive operations until it secured the full administrative borders of occupied Ukrainian regions.

As Russia intensifies its air strikes against Ukraine, its tactics have visibly shifted, with a growing number of missile and drone attacks now targeting western regions once considered relatively safe. Overnight on July 9, cities across Ukraine came under the largest air assault yet, with the western city of Lutsk experiencing what local officials described as the heaviest bombardment to date. Just a day later, on July 10, Russian drones struck Chernivtsi, another western city, where resident

"The key task should be to develop mechanisms and tools that will allow us to attract these funds," Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.

"They're getting hit hard, very hard. So we're looking at it," U.S. President Donald Trump said.

Zelensky described their conversation as "substantive" and said the meeting focused on weapons support and sanctions.

The move marks a rare easing of airspace restrictions imposed since the start of the full-scale war.