Congressional Republicans have mostly tempered their criticism or deferred to the president as he topples what were once their party’s core foreign policy principles.

Vice President JD Vance says President Donald Trump wants productive Russia-Ukraine negotiations but noted the U.S. had a “range of options" if a deal couldn't be reached.

The United States and Russia will appoint high-level teams to negotiate the end of the war in Ukraine and are working to reestablish diplomatic channels, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at the end of key talks that excluded Kyiv.