Ukrainian President Zelensky holds positive talks with US envoys amid coordinated UK and EU efforts to strengthen military and economic support against Russia.
The US has secretly assisted 70 vessels through the Strait of Hormuz amid Iran tensions, impacting UK-EU trade and London markets due to disrupted maritime routes and energy flows.
NATO confirms a drone that crashed in Romania's Galati was Russian-made, prompting calls for enhanced air defenses near the EU border and impacting London markets.
The UK plans an £18 billion increase in defence spending amid political unrest, impacting sterling and signalling stronger EU-UK security cooperation.
Russian drone strikes on Odessa have damaged key infrastructure, threatening Black Sea trade routes crucial to UK and EU economic interests and impacting sterling markets.