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Ukrainian drone strikes have plunged Russia’s internet into crisis. Meduza explains why the damage has been so extensive, and why a full recovery will likely take months.

‘Trump is really mad’: White House source says president expects Ukraine to stop striking Russian oil refineries

Ukrainian drone alert disrupts Russian government flights returning from Putin’s Turkmenistan trip

Witkoff and Kushner have ‘new ideas’ to end Russia’s war in Ukraine and plan to visit Moscow this month, Axios reports

Germany’s far-right AfD and left-wing populist BSW party now hold a majority in an eastern state parliament. Their first joint proposal: End aid to Ukraine and restore ties with Russia.

Former German spy chief arrested on espionage charges. He made at least seven trips to Russia after leaving office.

Massive Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow and surrounding region kills two, sets region’s largest oil depot ablaze

Lukoil’s foreign asset sale becomes part of U.S.–Russia talks on ending Ukraine war, NYT reports

Russia decided to increase planned war spending for 2027 in response to Ukrainian strikes on refineries and warehouses, the newsletter Vlast reports

The New York Times obtains a purported Russian plan to cripple Ukraine’s power grid, including by cutting electricity and heat supplies to three major cities by 90%

By Putin’s own estimate, Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries have cost Russia 1% of GDP. But he says stopping them isn’t worth halting attacks on Ukrainian vessels.

Money transfers between Russia and Kazakhstan fall nearly 12-fold after EU sanctions on Zolotaya Korona payment service

Ukraine’s air-raid sirens can sound for 10 hours a day. Its economy minister says every hour costs $45 million.

The Atlantic: Trump backs plan to ease Russia sanctions in exchange for political prisoners without waiting for the Ukraine war to end