White House Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff on Sunday said he would travel to Saudi Arabia later in the day with National Security Advisor Mike Waltz for talks on how to end Russia's war on Ukraine. His remarks to Fox News were the first official confirmation that the talks would take place.

He also called Zelensky "very brave". Trump was speaking after talks with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer about ending the war between Ukraine and Russia. He predicted a "very good meeting" with Zelensky on Friday,

The prime minister announced the increase in defence spending days before meeting US President Donald Trump in Washington.

Follow live updates as President Donald Trump receives France's Emmanuel Macron at the White House to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war and tariffs on Europe.

Relations between the U.S. and Ukraine have soured as President Trump continues to attack Ukrainian President Zelensky. NBC News’ Kelly Cobiella reports more. Former Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes and New York Times chief White House correspondent Peter Baker join Alex Witt to share their analysis.

The White House pushes diplomacy with both Russia and Ukraine as the fighting escalates on the front lines.

Months into his first term as president, Donald Trump was furious with the snowballing Russia investigation and ordered White House Counsel Don McGahn to make sure that special counsel Robert Mueller got fired.

The announcement comes ahead of a high-stakes meeting between Keir Starmer and Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday.

There was a small Republican contingent in Congress that repeatedly sided with Russia’s wishes. Now, evidently, it’s Donald Trump’s turn.

The Associated Press reported the White House as saying that Musk is not technically part of DOGE but is a senior advisor to President Donald Trump. Musk’s exact role is thought to be key in the legal battle over DOGE’s access to government data as Trump looks to shrink the size of the government workforce.