Elon Musk's criticism of the House-passed Trump agenda bill shows GOP divisions and Russian war casualties near 1 million

Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin told U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday that a second round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine was useful despite Kyiv's attempt to disrupt them by staging attacks Putin considered terrorism,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed Moscow’s conditions for ending the conflict as unacceptable “ultimatums,” pushing peace negotiations to a standstill. In response, Zelensky expressed his willingness to meet with former President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin “at any time” to seek a resolution.