Russia-Ukraine War

Trump’s confirmation that Zelenskyy is welcome back at the White House follows a breakthrough in Russia-Ukraine peace talks, as Kyiv agrees to cease-fire.

Washington has agreed to resume military assistance, including intelligence sharing, with Ukraine following talks. The U.S. will now take this offer to Moscow.

Marco Rubio said the American delegation would not be proposing any specific peace deal measures, but wanted to hear what the Ukrainians would consider.

The Australian government is open to sending personnel to support peacekeeping operations in future.

State Secretary Marco Rubio says the U.S. seeks to understand Ukraine’s stance on resolving the war, including potential concessions it may be willing to make.

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute found that U.S. arms transfers to Europe grew by 233 percent from 2020 to 2024.

Asked if he would consider ending the suspension of intelligence sharing with Ukraine, Trump said, ‘We just about have.’

The talks will include ways to ‘advance shared interests in the region and strengthen the U.S.–Saudi relationship,’ the State Department spokesperson said.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Warsaw will consider a proposal to benefit from French nuclear weapons in order to deter aggression by Moscow.

Britain’s defence spending is due to increase to 2.5 percent of GDP from April 2027, with an ambition to reach 3 percent in the next Parliament.

The president did not say what types of additional sanctions or how much in tariffs he would impose on the country.

The Hungarian was the only EU leader to decline to back a statement voicing support for Ukraine on Thursday after a meeting in Brusses.

Kyiv’s Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said, ‘Russia is trying to hurt ordinary Ukrainians’ by cutting off heating and lighting.

The president said a final decision has yet to be made on the matter affecting 240,000 Ukrainians in the country.

European nations are increasingly worried that Russia might be emboldened and could attack a European Union state next.

German, French, and British leaders are pushing for rearmament, but public support for the hikes needed to fund it remains weak.

The push to develop a framework for peace follows a highly publicized falling-out between leaders of the two nations.

The heads of the 27 member states and Volodymyr Zelenskyy are meeting in the Belgian capital amid a recalibration of the continent’s defense.

Macron said that he wanted to believe that the United States ‘will remain at our side.’