烏克蘭總統澤連斯基：烏克蘭仍在與美方保持溝通，美方告知烏方這是一個技術問題。烏克蘭已在歐盟境內測試星鏈，當地未出現此類問題。

Financial Times reports ANTHROPIC offered Blackstone a double-digit yield in its latest chip financing deal.

German chancellor MERZ said in Brussels on the 16th that the EU should exercise fiscal restraint in talks on the next long-term budget and oppose proposals to expand the budget by about 50%. Speaking after a two-day EU summit, he called a large increase "financially unviable" and said any final number must be cut substantially from the European Commission's proposal. MERZ added on social media on the 15th that limited funds should be prioritized for defence and competitiveness.