President Trump hosted United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House on Thursday for discussions focused on the Russia-Ukraine war.

The war in Ukraine will be a focal point of the meeting between the US president and UK prime minister in Washington later.

Ukraine holds trillions of dollars worth of rare earth elements, which are critical for the modern high-tech economy.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt blasted a New York Times reporter as a “left-wing stenographer” after he compared President Donald Trump to Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s crackdown on press freedoms.

NBC News’ Richard Engel, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Evelyn Farkas, and Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul join Katy Tur to express concerns about Trump’s deference towards Russia.

Russia's deputy foreign minister says preparations have begun for a face-to-face meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin.

French President Emmanuel Macron said that he intends to tell U.S. counterpart Donald Trump that it’s in the joint interest of Americans and Europeans not to “be weak” in the face of Russian leader Vladimir Putin amid U.

The White House hosted more than a dozen conservative influencers for policy briefings Thursday with top administration officials, including Attorney General Pam Bondi, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and FBI Director Kash Patel, a White House official confirmed to ABC News.

Political commentator Thomas L. Friedman wrote that Donald Trump seems to behave either as 'a dupe' for Vladimir Putin or as 'a Mafia godfather' in his attitude towards Ukraine