Lithuania's president supports Trump's tough Russia stance and calls for increased NATO defense spending to 5-6% of GDP starting in 2026 to deter Putin.

Only place for Putin in Europe that's in The Hague, in front of tribunal,' says Lithuania's foreign minister - Anadolu Ajansı

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday his plan for a swift meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin was on hold because he didn’t want it to be a “waste of time.” It was the latest twist in Trump’s stop-and-go effort to resolve the war in Ukraine.

Kyiv and Moscow have offered contrasting responses after Donald Trump imposed sanctions on Russia's biggest oil firms in a major shift of policy. Meanwhile, NATO jets are scrambled after Russian military aircraft briefly enter Lithuanian airspace.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has broken his silence on the U.S. sanctions targeting Moscow’s oil industry, calling them “unfriendly” and insisting Russia will not bow to foreign pressure, even as the country faces mounting economic strain.

The US has imposed sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies as it called on Moscow to agree to an immediate ceasefire in its war with Ukraine.

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday directed drills of the country’s strategic nuclear forces that featured practice missile launches, an exercise that came as his planned summit on Ukraine with U.S. President Donald Trump was put on hold.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday (October 23) said the first question he would ask Chinese President Xi Jinping when he meets with him in South Korea next week would be about fentanyl.

The event was attended by Indian Ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra, US Envoy to India Sergio Gor, FBI Director Kash Patel and several Indian-American executives of tech companies

Ukraine and Sweden signed a letter of intent to export up to 150 Gripen fighter jets to Kyiv. The development on Wednesday brings Ukraine closer to obtaining the fourth-generation JAS 39 Gripen. The fighter jet has long been considered the ideal aircraft for Ukraine to battle Russia.