White House Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff on Sunday said he would travel to Saudi Arabia later in the day with National Security Advisor Mike Waltz for talks on how to end Russia's war on Ukraine. His remarks to Fox News were the first official confirmation that the talks would take place.

He also called Zelensky "very brave". Trump was speaking after talks with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer about ending the war between Ukraine and Russia. He predicted a "very good meeting" with Zelensky on Friday,

President Donald Trump said that talks to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine are “very well advanced" in a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is visiting the White House Thursday.

President Donald Trump met with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House where Trump dismissed the idea of the British needing help in Ukraine against Russia.

The prime minister announced the increase in defence spending days before meeting US President Donald Trump in Washington.

Follow live updates as President Donald Trump receives France's Emmanuel Macron at the White House to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war and tariffs on Europe.

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday that Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy had got a "solid slap" from President Donald Trump at the White House, as Russian officials reacted with glee to the clash.

The White House pushes diplomacy with both Russia and Ukraine as the fighting escalates on the front lines.

Months into his first term as president, Donald Trump was furious with the snowballing Russia investigation and ordered White House Counsel Don McGahn to make sure that special counsel Robert Mueller got fired.

The announcement comes ahead of a high-stakes meeting between Keir Starmer and Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday.

There was a small Republican contingent in Congress that repeatedly sided with Russia’s wishes. Now, evidently, it’s Donald Trump’s turn.