
Seoul banner sparks protest as Hungary blocks sanctions and Ukraine endures drone and missile strikes
South Korea protest over a large Russian embassy banner in Seoul, while Hungary vowed to block the EU’s next sanctions package until Ukraine restarts oil flows via the Druzhba pipeline. Putin emphasized expanding Russia’s nuclear triad as START expires. In Ukraine, a deadly Lviv attack left a police officer dead and 24 wounded as Russia fired missiles and drones at energy and transport targets nationwide, causing outages in Belgorod and prompting temporary Moscow airport closures after drones were downed; air defenses intercepted many drones, and Kyiv urged stronger defenses as Moscow and Washington remain outside arms-control pacts.












