The White House postponed the Putin summit, which Trump had originally said would happen within a couple of weeks.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt responded to a HuffPost reporter’s question with a sophomoric insult, then celebrated the exchange on social media. The private text message conversation seemed to begin when journalist S.

The attack on the Bryansk facility came hours before Russian attacks left six people dead in Ukraine, officials said.

The meeting comes a day after President Donald Trump spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who warned him against giving Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.

The Pentagon's chief spokesman, Sean Parnell, responded with a vulgar "joke" when a HuffPost journalist asked about the colours of US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's tie, which resembled the Russian flag.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky failed to convince President Donald Trump of his nation's need for long-range Tomahawk missiles during a Friday meeting.