Russia-Ukraine

President Trump threatens Russia with tariffs and increased U.S. weapon shipments to Ukraine. LiveNOW?s anchor, Andrew Craft gets into the specifics of what the U.S. is sending to Ukraine and other related matters with National Security analyst, Hal Kempfer.

President Donald Trump's special envoy to Ukraine and Russia, retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg arrived in the nation's capital of Kyiv on Monday, a Ukrainian official said.

President Donald Trump on Monday said that his administration would be sending defensive weapons to Ukraine. This appears to be an apparent turnaround after the Pentagon said last week it was pausing such deliveries. LiveNOW?s Austin Westfall is speaking with Retired Marine Intelligence Officer Hal Kempfer.

Russia fired a record 728 Shahed and decoy drones at Ukraine overnight, as well as 13 missiles, the Ukrainian air force said Wednesday, in the latest offensive escalation amid mounting Russian aerial and ground attacks in the more than three-year war. AP reports, the city of Lutsk, which lies in Ukraine?s northwest along the border with Poland and Belarus, was the hardest hit, though 10 other regions were also struck, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

Ukraine said it struck a Russian airbase on Saturday, while Russia continued to pound Ukraine with hundreds of drones overnight as part of a stepped-up bombing campaign that has further dashed hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the more than 3-year-old war. AP reports, Ukraine?s military General Staff said Saturday that Ukrainian forces had struck the Borisoglebsk airbase in Russia?s Voronezh region, describing it as the ?home base? of Russia?s Su-34, Su-35S and Su-30SM fighter jets.

Russian president Vladimir Putin told President Trump during a call Wednesday that Russia will respond to Ukrainian attacks. LiveNOW's Andrew Craft breaks down the call with Hugo Gurdon, the editor-in-chief of the Washington Examiner.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, William Taylor, joins LiveNOW from FOX to talk about peace talks in Turkey. Delegations from Russia and Ukraine are meeting for their second round of direct peace talks in Istanbul. This comes after Ukraine launched a surprise attack on five Russian airbases on Sunday.

Ukrainian forces destroyed more than 40 Russian warplanes in a drone attack on Russian airbases deep within the country on Sunday. Ukrainian officials said the attack took more than a year to plan. Russia's defense ministry confirmed the attack, saying five airfields were hit. Ukraine said President Volodymyr Zelenskyy oversaw the attack. The strike comes just one day before officials from both countries are set to meet for a second round of ceasefire talks in Istanbul, Turkey. The White House told Fox News that President Trump and the administration was not given any warning before the attack. FDD's RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery joins LiveNOW's Andrew Craft to discuss the details of the attack and what this means for potential peace talks moving forward.

The president on Wednesday was asked if he believes Putin actually wants to end the war with Ukraine, to which Trump replied: "I can?t tell you that, but I?ll let you know in about two weeks." Dimitris Tsarouhas, Virginia Tech foreign relations expert & visiting professor of political science, joins LiveNOW from FOX's Josh Breslow to discuss.

President Donald Trump has made it clear he is losing patience with Russian President Vladimir Putin. LiveNOW?s Austin Westfall is getting the latest updates from RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery.

A Ukrainian official says Russian forces have seized four border villages in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region. LiveNOW's Austin Westfall discusses the latest tensions between Russia and Ukraine with national security analyst Hal Kempfer.

Kyiv has come under a massive Russian drone and missile attack with explosions heard throughout the city following their largest prisoner swap.

The first direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine since the early weeks of Moscow?s 2022 invasion ended Friday after less than two hours, and a senior Ukrainian official said the Russian side introduced new ?unacceptable demands.? AP reports, before they adjourned, Kyiv and Moscow agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war each, according to the heads of both delegations, in what would be their biggest such swap since the war began.