Russia and the U.S. will seek to mend diplomatic ties during talks also focused on ending the conflict in Ukraine as part of a surprise rapprochement under President Donald Trump.

President Trump will meet with the French president and U.K. prime minister this week as administration leaders continue efforts to reach a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.

On the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.N. General Assembly is expected to vote on dueling resolutions from the U.S. and Ukraine to end the war, which started in 2022.

Leaders from across Europe came quickly to the defense of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, after his televised clash with President Trump and Vice President Vance.

In a meeting with the British Prime Minister, Trump said reaching a peace deal would be the "difficult part." He said security would be made easier by a U.S. deal with Ukraine on critical minerals.

The U.S. has been the strongest supporter of Ukraine in its war with Russia. Yet with a series of blunt comments, President Trump now sounds more aligned with Russia than Ukraine.

President Trump sent a high-level delegation to Saudi Arabia to meet with senior Russian officials today and discuss a plan to end the war in Ukraine. After four hours of negotiations — the most extensive in years between the two powers — participants in the meeting suggested that the U.S. and Russia would begin to work more closely together.

President Trump on Wednesday said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Washington this week to sign a mineral deal between the two nations as Mr. Trump seeks to end Ukraine’s war with Russia.

Saudi Arabia's defense minister visited Washington D.C. for discussions on U.S.-Saudi relations and mutual interests. This visit follows Saudi Arabia's hosting of U.S. and Russian officials to address the Ukraine conflict and promote broader Russia-U.

During a radio interview Friday, after being prodded repeatedly by the host, Trump acknowledged that Russia “attacked ... last week just outside D.C., where speakers dismissed the need ...

NewsNation's Washington, D.C. Bureau Chief Mike Viquera breaks down how President Trump's pitch to cut defense spending only if Russia and China do the same could affect international politics.