Former U.S. ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker discusses President Donald Trump holding phone calls with Putin and Zelenskyy over ending the war in Ukraine on 'Fox & Friends First'.

A Russian drone has struck the vast protective shell covering the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukraine said on Friday. Yields edged up this week after a hotter-than-expected inflation report. Some traders are now eyeing the 10-year bond hitting 5% in the coming weeks.

"I will not take Ukraine’s NATO membership off the table, but right now, the most influential NATO member seems to be Putin," Zelenskyy said. Read also: Europe develops plan to send troops to Ukraine for peacekeeping after war He noted that Vladimir Putin’s actions have the power to block NATO decisions,

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.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s meeting with his Russian counterpart in Riyadh on Tuesday marked a major shift in U.S. relations with the country, ending a policy of isolation imposed after