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The White House laid out the next steps for Russia-Ukraine peace talks. Pete Hegseth’s personal security requirements are straining an Army protective unit. Jeanine Pirro, D.C.’s top prosecutor, confirmed a major change to gun policy.
Poland's defense minister said that a flying object that crashed and exploded in a cornfield in eastern Poland early Wednesday was identified as a Russian drone, calling it a provocation by Russia. At a news conference in Warsaw,
Switzerland would be ready to host Russian President Vladimir Putin for any peace talks on Ukraine despite an existing arrest warrant for him from the International Criminal Court, Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis said on Tuesday.
General Dariusz Malinowski said the drone appeared to be a decoy that was designed to self-destruct. He said it had a Chinese engine.
Ukraine and its European allies have been buoyed by Trump's promise during a summit on Monday of security guarantees for Kyiv, but many questions remain unanswered. Officials told Reuters that the Pentagon is carrying out planning exercises on the support Washington could offer beyond providing weapons.
Russia is turning the parts of Ukraine it occupies into a giant military base — and a potential launch pad for future aggression. Moscow's forces in the occupied territories, particularly in the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts,
President Trump agreed to security guarantees for Ukraine once a peace agreement is reached with Russia, but he says that does not include U.S. troops on the ground. Meanwhile, an effort continues to set up historic talks between Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and Russian President Putin.
After a pair of historic summits, President Trump continues to push for a path to the end of the war in Ukraine. NBC News White House Correspondent Monica Alba, NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel and former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul discuss the next phase of talks.
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