It was already hard to imagine a breakthrough emerging from the direct talks between Russia and Ukraine set to be renewed in Istanbul on Monday.

Ukraine secretly planned and launched a big drone attack inside Russia, destroying many warplanes. Reports say President Zelensky led the plan. Trump, now U.S. President again, was not told about it.

President Trump was not informed of a recent Ukrainian attack on Russia, The Hill’s sister network NewsNation confirmed Sunday. According to NewsNation, an administration official said the