Ukraine war briefing: Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine, say European ministers

Hegseth's comments were followed by a call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin , after which Trump said their teams had agreed to start negotiations immediately and he would meet the Russian president in Saudi Arabia. The US president underlined he was "OK" with Ukraine being barred from Nato and cared little if Russia kept the land it had invaded . When asked if any European countries would be involved in peace talks , White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said: "I don't have any European nations who are involved currently to read out for you." As ministers from France,…