U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and other Russian officials at the Kremlin on Tuesday, in the latest White House bid to persuade Moscow to end its ongoing invasion of Ukraine — just hours after Putin declared Russia would be “ready right away” to fight Europe if attacked.
Read More Trump Envoy meets Putin in Moscow as U.S. continues push for end to Ukraine-Russia War
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced the resignation of Andriy Yermak, his longtime chief of staff and the country’s most influential official after himself. The move came just hours after anti-corruption investigators searched Yermak’s residence and office in connection with a massive embezzlement probe.
Read More Zelensky’s chief of staff and lead negotiator in U.S. talks resigns after anti-corruption investigators search his home, office
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt praised the “tremendous progress” being made on a Ukraine-Russia peace deal, noting that only “a few delicate, but not insurmountable, details” still need to be resolved.
Read More Leavitt: ‘Tremendous progress’ made toward Ukraine peace deal, though specifics still need to be sorted
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed that he has made progress with Ukrainian delegates on the U.S.-drafted 28-point peace proposal as the Trump administration continues to push for an end to the war.
Read More Rubio calls Geneva meeting with Ukrainian delegates ‘probably the best’ since Trump returned to office
President Donald Trump blasted Ukrainian leaders for having “zero gratitude” towards the United States’ effort to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
Read More Trump blasts Ukrainian leadership for having ‘ZERO GRATITUDE’ towards U.S. efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war
The House of Representatives voted in favor of a resolution condemning the “horrors of socialism” on Friday morning, just hours before NYC mayoral-elect Zohran Mamdani was set to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House.
Read More House votes to condemn the ‘horrors of socialism’ ahead of Trump’s meeting with Mamdani