President Trump has landed in Alaska for a face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Follow live updates. cnn.it/4ozjJ9n

The U.S. intelligence community’s 2025 annual threat assessment, released in March, said then that both Putin and Zelenskyy “probably still see the risks of a longer war as less than those of an unsatisfying settlement.” dni.gov/files/ODNI/doc…

“We really made some great progress today,” says Trump of his meeting with President Putin without detailing what the progress actually is. Says they agreed on many big points but there is no deal until there is a deal.

#Putin still demanding that “root causes” of conflict be addressed. Not budging from his demands when he invaded Ukraine in 2022. Not a good sign.

Today, following a conversation with President Trump, we further coordinated positions with European leaders. The positions are clear. A real peace must be achieved, one that will be lasting, not just another pause between Russian invasions. Killings must stop as soon as

Russian FM Lavrov today asked a possible meeting between Putin & Zelensky said Moscow is open in principle on the understanding that “all issues… will be worked out” first.

And Lavrov on signing a peace deal comments on the Kremlin’s claim that Zelensky in an illegitimate president due to his term technically ending in May 2024, ignoring the fact that wartime conditions legally prohibit elections and allow him to remain in office.

New: Rubio reiterates Trump pledge to back security guarantees for Ukraine. US boots on the ground are ruled out but American pilots flying manned air support missions remains on table, sources tell Kylie Atwood, Haley Britzky, Isabelle Khurshudyan & me. cnn.com/2025/08/21/pol…

Rubio doubles down on Trump pledge to back Ukraine security guarantees but says Europe must lead in call today, source says. Zelensky expects Kyiv to have an understanding in the next 2 wks re security guarantees allies are prepared to provide. cnn.com/2025/08/21/pol…

The FBI conducted a court-authorized search at John Bolton’s home as part of a national security investigation, Evan Pérez & Kylie Atwood report   FBI personnel were seen near Bolton’s home, CNN observed.   Reached by CNN, Bolton said he was unaware of the FBI activity

After obtaining Iranian designs for Shahed attack drones, Russia built its own massive factory to churn out thousands of these weapons each month - forcing Ukraine to fight back w more expensive ammunition & innovations, less costly methods less effective. cnn.com/2025/08/22/wor…

The US military "conducted a lethal strike" against an alleged "drug vessel" in the southern Caribbean, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said cnn.it/46j5DSc

Sec Rubio says the ship targeted was on a common route & indicates these operations will continue. He defers to the pentagon on what kinds of drugs were on board, the cartel targeted, and to the WH counsel office re legal authority for the strike. He’s now en route to Mexico.

Sec Rubio says the Trump admin is going to “wage combat” against drug cartels flooding US

“What will stop them is when you blow them up, when you get rid of them,” Sec Rubio says of drug trafficking boats, arguing that interdiction doesn’t work. “The point is, the president of the United States is going to wage war on narco-terrorist organizations.”

Sec Rubio says intercepting drug vessels doesn’t work, blowing them up does. Without providing detail of what kind of drugs were on the boat, or which military entity carried out the strike, says these kinds of strikes will continue to happen. cnn.com/2025/09/03/pol…

The White House confirms that when President Trump said he will be speaking with “him” soon, it was a reference to President Zelensky, not President Putin. The two leaders will hold a call tomorrow.

State is designating two Ecuadorian criminal orgs as foreign terrorist organizations, Sec Rubio says in Ecuador. He says it allows US to go after the assets of any individuals in US banking system, & to share intelligence w/ Ecuador that can be used in "potentially lethal" ops.

Sec Rubio said cooperative govts in Latin America don't need to fear US military action targeting drug traffickers b/c they'll work w the US. “They’re going to help us find these people & blow them up if that’s what it takes,” Rubio said. w/ Jennifer Hansler cnn.com/2025/09/04/pol…

NEW: Trump weighing a multitude of military options against cartels operating in Venezuela, including potentially striking targets inside the country as part of broader strategy to weaken Maduro, sources tell me, Kylie Atwood, Alayna Treene & Kristen Holmes cnn.com/2025/09/05/pol…