It has been reported that Pentagon officials have informed European diplomats that the U.S. would no longer fund certain activities.

Russia's Foreign Ministry again warned that Moscow will not accept the presence of any Western troops in Ukraine as part of a future peace deal.

The idea for a buffer zone to protect Ukraine, part of a tentative plan to guarantee its security, would have to be agreed upon in any peace deal.

Trump said 11 members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, designated a terrorist group by the U.S., were killed in the strike.

Putin's remarks came after European leaders said they finalized a plan outlining potential postwar security guarantees for Ukraine at a meeting in Paris on Thursday.

The decision, affecting hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. military aid, has alarmed NATO allies and upset U.S. lawmakers who strongly back the alliance.

Russia has launched over 500 drones and two dozen missiles at Ukraine, targeting civilian infrastructure, especially energy facilities.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that Ukraine would continue to respond to Russian attacks on its energy facilities, despite criticism from Slovakia and Hungary which have suffered Russian oil supply disruptions as a result.

The U.S. president threatened tariffs on Moscow if there was no deal to end to the war within the seven-week time frame.

The leaders of China, Russia and North Korea appeared at a military parade in Beijing. At one point, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping were heard on a hot mic talking about how organ transplants could lead to human immortality.

While acknowledging Trump’s peacekeeping efforts, European leaders remain skeptical of his ability to achieve quick results, as he envisioned after talks with Putin in Alaska. With immediate negotiations fading,