Russian President Putin said Russia and Ukraine had conducted active humanitarian cooperation on Oleshky and, based on that experience, proposed organising a humanitarian operation departing from Konstantynivka.

BANK OF JAPAN policy board member ASADA said Japan's inflation has reached about 2%, so there is little point in further driving it higher.

A leadership meeting for the 2025 Fintech Development Award was held in Beijing. PBOC Deputy Governor Zou Lan and CSRC Vice Chairman Liu Haoling attended. They called for stepped-up fintech investment and innovation, advancement of domestically controllable technology toward being "fully usable" and "more stable and higher-quality," and overall improvement in the financial sector’s digital intelligence. The meeting urged exploration of AI applications in financial management and services while guarding against model-related risks and maintaining a security baseline. It also prioritized strengthening data infrastructure and tech governance, and said the award should play a demonstration role to better support risk prevention, stronger supervision and high-quality growth.