His team says it can be reversed if he shows good faith to "achieve peace," hours after Trump warned that it won't "last long" if he doesn't want to reach an agreement with Russia. First, there were praises for Putin and Russia and the idea that the new administration "trusts" Moscow more than Kiev.

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that pausing U.S. military aid to Ukraine would be the best contribution to the cause of peace, but cautioned that Russia needed to clarify the details of the move by U.S.

U.S. officials said the halt in military funding, an extraordinary pressure tactic, would be lifted if Ukraine’s president shows an openness to peace talks.

Arab leaders are gathering in Cairo on Tuesday to discuss an alternative to a widely condemned plan from US President Donald Trump to assume control of war-battered Gaza and displace its Palestinian population.

Arab leaders meeting in Cairo are set to endorse a counterproposal to President Donald Trump’s call for the Gaza Strip to be depopulated and transformed into a beach destination

Arab leaders meet in Cairo on Tuesday with Egypt to present a plan for Gaza that would sideline Hamas and create interim bodies run by Arab, Muslim and Western states in contrast to U.S. President Donald Trump's idea of a "Middle East Riviera".