European leaders rally behind Ukraine ahead of Trump-Putin summit
European nations have rallied behind Ukraine as President Trump prepares for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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European nations have rallied behind Ukraine as President Trump prepares for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
President Trump will meet with Russia's President, Vladimir Putin, in Alaska on Friday. CBS News has confirmed the Trump administration is open to including Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the summit. Willie James Inman has more on the meeting.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said President Trump will be "testing" Russian President Vladimir Putin in their meeting set for Friday as world leaders push for a ceasefire deal in Russia's war with Ukraine.
President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are planning to meet in Alaska on Friday, August 15.
President Trump says his push to end the war between Russia and Ukraine is making progress, but not enough. CBS News has this report.
"We are very unhappy, I am, with Russia," President Trump said while in a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
President Trump is set to meet with NATO's secretary general amid plans to pass weapons to Ukraine through NATO's allies.
In a statement, NATO said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will be in Washington on Monday and Tuesday and meet with President Trump and key administration officials.
President Trump is weighing new funding for Ukraine for the first time since taking office in January, diplomatic sources told CBS News.
President Trump said Ukraine will get defensive weapons from the U.S., days after pausing some shipments.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was sending a Ukrainian delegation to Istanbul for another face-to-face with Russian representatives.
Ukraine says Russia launched its biggest drone strike to date after Trump called Putin crazy for stepping up his offensive and "needlessly killing a lot of people."
President Trump is lashing out at Russian President Vladimir Putin over his country's continued attacks on Ukraine. Wendy Gilette from CBS News gives this recap of Washington headlines for May 26, 2025.
Ukraine and Russia, earlier this month, agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war and civilian detainees each in a rare moment of cooperation in more than three years of war.
Two successive nighttime Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv came amid a major prisoner exchange between the two countries.
President Trump said he plans to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday about stopping the "bloodbath" in Ukraine. He will then speak with Zelenskyy and leaders of various NATO countries.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told "Face the Nation" he believes talks to end the war in Ukraine will only progress if President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in person.
In his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, with the release of hostages and the delivery of humanitarian aid.
Russia resumed mass drone attacks in Ukraine early on Sunday, after its self-declared three-day pause expired.
The U.S. and Ukraine have signed an economic development deal including access to rare earths minerals, the Treasury Department announced.
President Trump also expressed doubt that Russia's Vladimir Putin wants to end his war in Ukraine.
The temporary truce began at 6 p.m. local time Saturday and was to run through midnight on Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
President Trump offered his most critical comments at Russian President Vladimir Putin for comments he made about the leader of Ukraine.
Russia's Vladimir Putin said he agrees in principle with a U.S. proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, but that the terms need to be worked out.
"The president of the United States did not say it has ended. He said it is paused," said U.S. envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg.
