In other news on U.S.-Russian relations, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered U.S. Cyber Command to suspend offensive cyber operations targeting Russia. The Pentagon has not publicly discussed the policy change, but national security adviser Mike Waltz told CNN that the United States would use “all kinds of carrots and sticks to get this war to an end.”

Meanwhile, on Sunday, Russian state television aired an interview with Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov talking about Trump. He said, “The new administration is rapidly changing all foreign policy configurations. This largely aligns with our vision.”

On Friday, a member of Russia’s state-owned news agency TASS gained access to the Oval Office during the meeting with Zelensky while reporters from the Associated Press and Reuters were excluded. The White House said the Russian reporter was not approved and was eventually removed.