Trump said in a Truth Social post late Thursday morning that he was engaged in a lengthy phone call with Putin as he considers Ukraine's push for long-range missiles.

President Trump is once again turning his attention to ending Russia's war on Ukraine after brokering a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on October 8 the “powerful momentum” toward finding a peace settlement in Ukraine that built up after Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Alaska on August 15 has been “largely exhausted,” laying the blame at the door of Kyiv’s European allies.

President Trump said he and Vladimir Putin agreed Thursday, Oct. 16 to meet in Budapest to work on an agreement to end Russia's war in Ukraine.

Trump said he'd "make a determination" on Ukraine's desire to "go offensive" against Russia during his upcoming meeting with Zelensky at the White House.

In the early hours of Oct. 10, Russia launched its third large-scale aerial assault on Ukraine this month, with 465 drones and 32 missiles that primarily targeted the country’s energy infrastructure.

The government subtly rebuffed the president’s comments that it would stop buying Russian oil, as it tries to avoid a public fight and end a trade dispute with Washington.

As of 10:00 p.m. Kyiv time on October 16, there were 146 combat engagements on the front since the start of the day, with the highest number again recorded in the Pokrovsk direction, according to the report from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Enemy attacks During the day,

BRUSSELS — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday warned the U.S. will “impose costs on Russia” if it does not seek to end the Ukraine war, his strongest criticism yet of Moscow and a signal of the administration’s increasing support for Kyiv.

Ukrainian forces report significant Russian losses, with 1,200 personnel down and heavy fighting across multiple sectors as combat engagements intensify.

Russia has denied accusations it intentionally launched drones and aircraft into NATO airspace, but, pending investigations into airspace breaches of alliance members, Zelensky’s accusations add a new dimension to calls for a crackdown on Moscow’s lucrative energy exports.

Russia struck Ukrainian power infrastructure with drones overnight, knocking out electricity supplies in several areas including in the central Dnipropetrovsk region, the Ukrainian Energy Ministry said on Wednesday.