Russian President Vladimir Putin has done more to strengthen and unite NATO that member states, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham told the Munich Security Conference.

European governments are reeling after the Trump administration signaled that it is planning face-to-face talks with Russia on ending the war in Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy warned that Putin is preparing for a war against NATO next year, with plans to station 150,000 troops in Belarus. He expressed concerns about potential offensives towards Ukraine,

Europe is confronting an "existential" moment in its history, foreign ministers told a CNBC-moderated panel at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.

President Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin directly as his Defense Secretary said NATO membership for Ukraine was unrealistic.

European leaders say Trump isn’t serious about the need for NATO members to spend 5 percent of GDP on defense. The question is how much more they need to spend.

Hours before Vance and Zelenskyy were set to meet, a Russian drone with a high-explosive warhead hit the protective confinement shell of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Kyiv region, the Ukrainian president said. Radiation levels have not increased, Zelenskyy and the U.N. atomic agency said.

A Russian court ruled to place a U.S. citizen, suspected of drug smuggling, in custody for 30 days, Moscow courts press service said on Saturday.

President Trump spoke to reporters about his call with Russian President Putin and said Ukraine would also have a seat at the table for any negotiations about bringing the war to an end. Trump also blamed former President Biden for making comments about Ukraine possibly joining NATO,