U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is ready to cede Crimea to Russia. Responding directly to a reporter's question, Trump said, "I think so," referring to Zelenskyy's willingness to give up the peninsula,

The Kremlin said it reserves the right to use nuclear weapons if it faces aggression by Western countries. Overnight, Moscow attacked Kyiv, killing at least eight people.