Russian state media footage shows the M113 armored personnel carrier driving into combat in the Zaporizhzhia region.

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.

The second Oval Office meeting in six months between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy went off smoothly, in sharp contrast to their disastrous encounter in February.

Russia bombed Ukrainian villages and cities near the front in the hours after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Washington for meetings with President Donald Trump and top European leaders, and then attacked again overnight — Russia’s largest bombardment this month, according to the Ukrainian air force.

Major questions remain over what both sides might accept after Trump held successive talks with Putin and Zelensky.

The Kremlin’s goal is to destabilize Europe, and attacks on infrastructure are a preferred weapon, a new report said.

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.

Britain's main indexes climbed on Tuesday with broad-based gains, as investors grew optimistic about a potential Russia-Ukraine peace deal following talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and European leaders.