Trump escalates his war of words with Dmitry Medvedev, who had recently warned that U.S. actions were driving the country toward direct conflict with Russia

Former Russian president and prime minister brushed off US officials’s warnings that Russia needs to begin peace deal talks to end the war in Ukraine

Trump has threatened to impose secondary sanctions on countries that purchase Russian oil if Vladimir Putin doesn’t end his three-year-old war on Ukraine

Melania Trump has been reminding her husband of the toll of Russian airstrikes

Trump continued to express his frustration at Russian president Vladimir Putin on Sunday, saying he was “very disappointed”

“Ask the Senate majority leader why he is not bringing it to the floor,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren. “Is he afraid of Donald Trump?”

The shipment freeze, which has been reversed, had been approved by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth

Defense secretary’s move sparked internal ‘scramble’ to explain withholding to Congress and the Ukrainian government, which had been relying on arms shipment to combat Russian assaults

Earlier this week, Trump said the U.S. would be sending more weapons to Ukraine as his resentment swells towards Putin

The US president says ‘no reason’ for Russian attacks on civilians

A top Pentagon official had ordered a halt to weapons shipments just days earlier

Phone call comes after a top Pentagon official ordered a halt to any arms shipments bound for Kyiv’s defense

President’s comments incited angry backlash in Japan, with Hiroshima’s city assembly passing resolution condemning statements that ‘justify the use of atomic bombs’