Follow live updates as President Donald Trump receives France's Emmanuel Macron at the White House to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war and tariffs on Europe.

President Donald Trump said that talks to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine are “very well advanced" in a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is visiting the White House Thursday.

President Donald Trump met with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House where Trump dismissed the idea of the British needing help in Ukraine against Russia.

The prime minister announced the increase in defence spending days before meeting US President Donald Trump in Washington.

President Trump met Monday with French President Emmanuel Macron as the Russia-Ukraine war takes center stage three years after Russia's invasion.

Relations between the U.S. and Ukraine have soured as President Trump continues to attack Ukrainian President Zelensky. NBC News’ Kelly Cobiella reports more. Former Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes and New York Times chief White House correspondent Peter Baker join Alex Witt to share their analysis.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to meet President Donald Trump at the White House. On the agenda — a deal for Ukraine to share its rich natural resources. The Trump administration wants hundreds of billions of dollars of rare earth metals and other critical minerals.

The Associated Press reported the White House as saying that Musk is not technically part of DOGE but is a senior advisor to President Donald Trump. Musk’s exact role is thought to be key in the legal battle over DOGE’s access to government data as Trump looks to shrink the size of the government workforce.

The White House pushes diplomacy with both Russia and Ukraine as the fighting escalates on the front lines.