If the Kremlin doesn't go for peace in Ukraine, “very steep tariffs” and secondary sanctions will be imposed on Russia, as well as on countries that buy oil from it, which should have an extra impact on the Russian economy.

President Donald Trump has long worked to bring peace to Ukraine, but his recent major policy adjustments in response to

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth did not inform the White House before he authorized a pause on weapons shipments to Ukraine last week, according to five sources familiar with the matter, setting off a scramble inside the administration to understand why the halt was implemented and explain it to Congress and the Ukrainian government.

Sitting in the Oval Office with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, and apparently fed up with being slow-walked by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump threatened the Kremlin with tough tariffs if it doesn't make a deal to end the war within 50 days. But perhaps more important was Trump's shift on weapons.

The move would mark the first time Trump has approved providing a major weapons system to Kyiv beyond the number authorized by the Biden White House.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has endorsed a plan to have European allies buy billions of dollars worth of U.S. military equipment that can be transferred to Ukraine as Kyiv looks for way to better defend itself against intensified Russian attacks.

The Pentagon and U.S. military officials in Europe are working with NATO members to ship more Patriot missile systems to Ukraine and release more munitions that were briefly halted.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has accused The Financial Times of misrepresenting Donald Trump’s comments in a recent conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. During the exchange,