Zelensky:

If JD Vance is proud that he’s not helping us, it means that he is helping Russians, and I’m not sure that it’s strengthening the United States.

Russia is the enemy. They will always be enemies with the United States.

Zelensky:

Russia is not in a strong position—they are not winning.

We are in the best position during the last 9–10 months, I mean on the battlefield, but in any way, it is better to stop the war.

Zelensky:

We’ve got messages from partners that because of this challenge in the Middle East, maybe not to attack some energy infrastructure in Russia. And of course I said no—we will respond.

Let’s make an energy ceasefire, but nobody proposed us an energy ceasefire. We are open for this, but if Russia will attack us, we will respond in any way.

Zelensky:

We sent support to several countries who asked us, and not only in the Middle East.

Some institutions in the United States also asked us to support, and of course we are partners, and we decided to do it, including helping American bases.

So I think that we helped the United States. If the United States thinks that they didn’t ask us—okay.

Trump:

I asked Netanyahu to act more cautiously in Lebanon and avoid destroying buildings, as it harms Israel’s image.

I love Lebanon and its leadership, but the problem is Hezbollah.

Source: N12

Zelensky:

Our union between the United States and Ukraine is the quickest way to make the strongest forces in the world.

Meanwhile, Netanyahu just shared Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon.

Kremlin:

Putin held a phone call with Trump that lasted more than 1.5 hours.

Putin told Trump he is ready to declare a ceasefire during the Victory Day period, and Trump supported it.

Kremlin:

Putin told Trump that he foresees extremely damaging consequences if the United States and Israel resort to military actions again in the Middle East.

Kremlin:

Trump told Putin that a deal to resolve the conflict in Ukraine is already close.

Zelensky:

Russians are absolutely crazy to attack nuclear stations.

Kremlin:

Putin and Trump said goodbye warmly at the end of the phone call.

Kremlin:

Trump and Putin expressed similar assessments of the behavior of the government led by Volodymyr Zelensky, which they said is prolonging the conflict.

WATCH: Rep. Pat Ryan confronts Pete Hegseth over the Iranian attack that killed six U.S. service members in the Port Shuaiba drone attack on March 1.

Ryan details failures in U.S. defenses in the area, citing survivor testimony.

Hegseth: Are you just going to monologue falsehoods all over the place?

NEW: The USS Gerald R. Ford is expected to leave the Middle East in the coming days after a 10-month deployment for needed repairs.

Source: WaPo

Q: Who are you beholden to, Trump or the Constitution?

Hegseth: (Laughs)

The Fed leaves its interest rates unchanged.

Pete Hegseth:

I know that there is no country on planet Earth that takes more measures to ensure that civilian harm or civilian casualties are minimized than the United States of America and this War Department.

That is a fact.

Six Iranian crew members from the Iranian-flagged container ship Touska have been freed following its seizure by the U.S., while 22 others remain in custody.

Source: Tasnim

Trump meets with Artemis II Astronauts.

Reporter: Do you have an update on the UFO files?

Trump: We are going to be releasing as much as we can in the near future… I think some of it’s going to be pretty interesting.