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With the US pulling out of trilateral talks with Russia and Ukraine, the EU is looking for potential candidates to step in.

The U.S. launched fresh strikes on Iran, targeting missile sites and boats laying mines, even as Secretary of State Marco Rubio says negotiations to end the war could still take a few more days, with Israel warning the emerging deal is a bad one as it escalates attacks in Lebanon.

Speaking during his visit to India, Rubio said the US was prepared to support efforts to end the conflict, even as Moscow warned of more attacks on the Ukrainian capital and urged foreign diplomats to leave the city.

The Russian military lost 1,000 soldiers in a single day, with total casualties now approaching 1.4 million since the invasion began in 2022.

The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv issued a security alert warning of a potentially significant air attack that may occur within the next 24 hours in Ukraine.

Ukraine is proving it holds more “cards” than some assumed, thwarting Russia’s battlefield advances while pounding its infrastructure. Vladimir Putin is visibly under stress to end the war. Yet Moscow is still demanding peace terms far exceeding its military leverage.

Four principles are at stake — and together they make a compelling case for sustained U.S. support.

Until this weekend, the prevailing narrative in the Russia-Ukraine war was that Vladimir Putin was on the back foot.