FIRSTPOST: United States President Donald Trump is reportedly seeking to lift some sanctions against Russia in what would be a major diplomatic and economic move towards more friendly ties with Moscow.

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.

CNN’s Erin Burnett reports on President Donald Trump’s comments that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin will not “violate his word” on Ukraine. Trump also appeared to shift his tone from recent days on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a meeting and a joint press conference with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House.

Trump held a meeting with United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House during which they discussed Ukraine, tariffs and the relationship between the two countries. The prime minister presented Trump with a letter from King Charles during a photo op at the White House.

U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to the White House. Starmer's trip, coming a few days after French President Emmanuel Macron's own visit, reflects the mounting concern felt by much of Europe that Trump's aggressive push to find an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine signals his willingness to concede too much to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Trump-Zelensky meeting stunned American observers and was widely celebrated by allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

More now from the press pack in the Oval Office, who report Trump saying that it would be great if he and Zelensky can stop the war between Russia and Ukraine. Zelensky then says there should be "no compromises" with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the negotiation of a peace deal.

For technical reasons, we're moving our live coverage of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's dramatic visit to the White House to a new page - so click this link to stay with us. There are plenty of updates and analysis on the way.

After U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance staged a tag-team humiliation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at an Oval Office press conference last week, Harvard experts on foreign relations and Ukraine called the spectacle “absurd” and disappointing.

Senator Mark Kelly criticizes a White House clash involving Trump and Zelenskyy, highlighting the risk to US foreign relations and security.