Talks advance as Zelenskyy sets firm red lines, Europe deepens weapons co-production with a new Dutch drone pact, and Ukraine escalates by striking Russia’s shadow fleet and the Novorossiysk export terminal.

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Diplomatic Progress: Florida talks productive focusing on prosperity via Ukraine Development Fund and gas infrastructure; Zelenskyy-Macron finalize Coalition of Willing guarantees; Witkoff heading to Moscow; Zelenskyy's red line: Peace Board yes, Capitulation Board no

Build With Ukraine: Netherlands joins drone co-production with both-country manufacturing and Dutch procurement; €250M PURL contribution; EU4UA grants €150K for interceptor drones/radar; European integration of Ukrainian defense tech accelerating

Shadow Fleet Strikes: Sea Baby drones disable Kairos and Virat tankers preventing $70M exports; Novorossiysk terminal operations halted; Kazakhstan protests third "civilian infrastructure" attack; Ukraine enforcing sanctions kinetically

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• "Rubio says US-Ukraine talks on ending war 'productive' but 'complicated'" (aljazeera.com)
• "U.S. and Ukrainian officials hold 'very productive' meeting in Florida" (nbcnews.com)
• "Zelenskyy Meets With Macron in Paris as US-Led Peace Negotiations Advance" (military.com)
• "Macron hosts Zelenskyy for Ukraine peace talks in Paris" (thenationalnews.com)
• "Ukraine and Netherlands announce joint drone production" (eurointegration.com.ua)
• "Netherlands and Ukraine to co-produce drones" (nltimes.nl)
• "Ukraine says it hit Russian 'shadow fleet' tankers with underwater drones in Black Sea" (cnn.com)
• "'Successful' Ukrainian naval drone strike disables 2 Russian shadow fleet tankers" (kyivindependent.com)
• "Ukraine Strikes Russian Shadow Fleet Tankers in Black Sea" (navalnews.com)