U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff has arrived in Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin. His visit comes ahead of President Trump’s August 8 deadline for Russia to agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine — or face additional sanctions. The White House says it’s considering imposing new tariffs on countries that purchase Russian oil, including China, Brazil and India. 

On Tuesday, Lithuania’s foreign minister warned of an “alarming spillover of Russia’s aggression” into NATO territory, after a Russian drone packed with explosives violated Lithuanian airspace. Meanwhile, Russian officials warned Monday of the growing risk of nuclear war, after Trump said he’d ordered two nuclear submarines to be redeployed to “the appropriate regions.” A Kremlin spokesperson said, “we believe that everyone should be very, very careful with nuclear rhetoric.”