Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Donald Trump appeared to blame Ukraine for the war with Russia and signalled Kyiv should hold elections, hours after the US held high-level talks with Moscow in Riyadh.

The president was answering reporters' questions at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, where a BBC journalist asked whether Ukrainians might feel "betrayed" after not being invited to the talks in Riyadh The president is now asked about what role Elon Musk has within his administration,

"A very positive, constructive dialogue has begun," a Russian delegate says after the high-level meeting in Riyadh.

Marco Rubio’s visit to Riyadh, his first as secretary of state, came amid uncertainty about the future of Gaza and Ukraine and criticism of unilateral U.S. moves over the wars in both places.

The future of Ukraine will be discussed this week in Riyadh between Americans and Russians, with neither Europeans, nor, at the time of writing, Ukrainians themselves at the table. The question for European leaders now is: what can any of them do about it?

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other top U.S. officials arrived in Saudi Arabia ahead of discussions with Russian envoys on how to end the war in Ukraine.

President Donald Trump‘s nominee to serve as the deputy secretary of defense declined to clearly acknowledge that Russia invaded Ukraine during his Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday. Stephen Feinberg,

Sir Keir Starmer has hit out at “tyrants” like Russian President Vladimir Putin who “only respond to strength”, as he announced a hike in defence spending.In a statement to parliament, the prime minister announced that defence spending will increase to 2.

President Donald Trump was incorrect when he said that Russia will accept European peacekeeping troops in Ukraine, the Kremlin signaled Tuesday.

U.S. President Donald Trump said a new phase of ceasefire negotiations between American and Russian delegations aimed to stop Russia's war against Ukraine would take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Feb.

After 3 years of brutal fighting in Eastern Europe, many would welcome an end to Russia's full-scale invasion, but a peace deal that would satisfy all remained elusive.