UK defence secretary John Healey is expected to visit the US later this week for talks with his counterpart Pete Hegseth
JD Vance criticized Volodymyr Zelenskiy for "needling" Donald Trump and displaying entitlement as Trump paused US aid to Ukraine, seeking to pressure Zelenskiy into peace talks with Russia. Vance claimed Zelenskiy was unwilling to engage in the peace process, and Trump shut down attempts to restart negotiations after a tense meeting. Trump criticized Zelenskiy's assessment that a peace deal was distant and expressed dissatisfaction with Europe's reliance on US support, while Keir Starmer reiterated the need for strong US backing for a European-led peacekeeping force.
