President Joe Biden hosts an event on the Ukraine Compact at 4:15 p.m. ET on July 11.

Ukraine and Russia have pledged to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war from both sides over the coming days, following the first direct talks between the two delegations held in Istanbul on May 16.

Trump, who has repeatedly vowed end the war in Ukraine swiftly, said on Feb. 9 that he believed he was making progress on a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.

Since the start of war in Ukraine, the UAE has maintained neutral rhetoric on the conflict and continued mediating between the two sides to exchange prisoners.

But Westerners understandably seek to give Ukraine more and better arms than Russia to ensure a disproportionate response necessary to win the war.

"Our focus is on Ukraine, on supporting Ukraine," she said. "Russia is here the aggressor; Ukraine is here the victim. "So we're making sure to put Ukraine in the strongest possible position."

"By endorsing a Corbyn premiership, Starmer has cast serious doubt on Labour’s commitment to Ukraine, and Britain’s commitment to Ukraine under Labour.

In his own press statement on social media platform X on May 19, Zelenskyy said Ukraine has been and remains ready to negotiate for a cease-fire and an end to the fighting.

Blinken's announcement comes amid intensified scrutiny of U.S. policy on Ukraine.

Canada has committed more than $19.5 billion in support to Ukraine since Russia’s invasion in February 2022.

While Ukraine is getting military assistance from the United States and other Western supporters, Russia appears focused on expanding its own international security partnerships to sustain its war in Ukraine.

That package, which will be delivered through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiatives (USAI), also includes support for maintenance and repair programs to help Ukraine reconstitute its forces and build and sustain combat power.

The Lion Rescue Center welcomed five lions (Yuna, Rori, Vanda, Amani, and Lira) from war-torn Ukraine.

"I'm starting to doubt that Ukraine will make a deal with Putin," Trump stated.

What could make it into the potential Ukraine peace deal? And will Russia agree to it? Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Robert Maginnis joins us for his analysis.

On the battlefield, Russia is inching forward in the east, and Ukraine is on the back foot, facing shortages of artillery shells amid a slowdown in Western military assistance.

“Russia is pretending they can occupy the entire Ukraine, but this is not true.

-backed proposal for a 30-day cease-fire covering not just energy facilities but all aspects of the ongoing Russia–Ukraine war.

"We are convinced that the only real guarantee of security for Ukraine, as well as a deterrent to further Russian aggression against Ukraine and other states, is Ukraine's full membership in NATO," it said.

Kirby added that there is no change in U.S. policy on how Ukraine can use U.S. weapons. That policy limits Ukraine in terms of where Ukraine can strike inside Russia with U.S. weapons.

Meanwhile, a Russian missile strike targeted a shopping mall in Kostiantynivka, located in the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine. The attack resulted in the deaths of at least 14 people and injured 44 others.

In the meantime, Ukraine has been encouraged to engage with the incoming Trump administration as well as U.S. allies amid the conflict, he said. "Again, on Jan. 21, the war in Ukraine doesn't just go away," Sullivan said.

Amid the ongoing Russia–Ukraine war, NATO leaders have discussed steps to extend the alliance membership to Ukraine, but the alliance is still working out details of the ascension plan.

The Ukraine Aid Bill Even before passing the most recent foreign aid package, the United States had provided $113 billion in military, humanitarian, and financial support to Ukraine since 2022.

Trump has offered only brief comments about his Russia–Ukraine deal since returning to the White House this week.

Ukraine was not being considered for NATO membership at the time of Russia’s invasion.

Will Ukraine give up territory? What security guarantees will Putin assent to for Ukraine? We discuss with our panel of experts.

A resident walks, as smoke rises in the sky at the site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine Mar. 11, 2025.

Hundreds of people died in cities in Ukraine. And we got to get it done." He reiterated that the war between Russia and Ukraine would not have started had he been president in 2022.

“It would be malpractice to allow our greatest adversary to be involved, in any way, in the reconstruction efforts of Ukraine.