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Trump said he and Putin discussed Ukraine's large-scale drone operation that targeted Russian military airfields on Sunday and "various other attacks."

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveils a defense strategy to counter Russian aggression, focusing on nuclear deterrence and NATO collaboration amid global tensions.

President Trump’s June 4th phone call with Vladimir Putin confirmed no immediate prospect for peace in Ukraine, with Putin vowing to respond militarily to recent Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian airbases.

Trump has repeatedly told reporters he will decide what to do in Ukraine in two weeks, but has yet to make a final call.

When President Trump talks about his foreign policy, he often frames it as a business deal. He says much less about conventional diplomacy, like ending the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

But Musk, who until May 27 led Trump's DOGE budget-cutting initiative, has weighed in on the other side, warning the legislation would create a "crushingly unsustainable debt." His warnings are being cited by Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and a handful of other GOP senators alarmed by the bill's impact on the federal budget deficit.

Pressure is growing in Washington for new sanctions to be placed on Russia in order to push Moscow to wind down the war in Ukraine.