Zelensky's Patriot Deal Amid Deadly Odesa Strike

Ukraine secured a new Patriot missile package, President Zelensky announced, calling it a major boost for the country's air defense as an unnamed partner steps in with fresh interceptors. The deal came hours after Russian missiles struck the Odesa region, killing two people in what Kyiv called a targeted hit on civilian infrastructure. Poland responded by issuing citizens updated instructions on finding and using air raid shelters, tightening civil defense as the war grinds on. The war also shaped European diplomacy. Macron denied the CIA had warned France of Russian drone attacks, while admitting Moscow's hostile activity against Europe keeps growing. A French presidential candidate weighed in on Marine Le Pen's Ukraine stance, exposing splits in French politics over Kyiv, and Hungary's foreign minister again called for dialogue over the rights of Ukraine's Hungarian minority. Britain kept sanctions on oligarchs Usmanov and Fridman in place. At home, Ukraine's Anti-Corruption Court ruled on bail in a closely watched case, while in Belarus, Lukashenko pardoned 15 political prisoners amid ongoing rights pressure. Beyond Europe, Brazil's Lula and Bolsonaro clashed over the country's global alignment, India-Bangladesh ties cooled further, and Bulgaria's battery storage boom pushed its grid further from coal.