President Trump reveals how Russian leader 'talks nice, then bombs everybody' as the U.S. prepares to send Ukraine Patriot missiles under a NATO agreement.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is in Washington for talks with President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as well as members of Congress.

US president softens his rhetoric but it is unclear whether this will result in tangible support in the war against Russia

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that mothers and women recovering from surgery were among the nine injured in Kharkiv as a result of the aerial strike, as he said: “ Russia is targeting life itself – even in the very places where it begins.”

Latest news and live updates as Marco Rubio meet with Russian foreign minister amid tensions over Ukraine and Trump releases tariff letters to trading partners.

The contradictory stories come as Trump, finally, announces new sanctions to counter Russia and more military aid to Ukraine.