Ukrainian Member of Parliament Kira Rudik joins Meet the Press NOW as President Trump tries to arrange a summit between himself, Russian President Putin and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. NBC News Correspondents Monica Alba and Andrea Mitchell report on Russia’s reaction to the prospect of a security deal for Ukraine.

Doing so would require the Russian leader to “accept the failure of sitting down with a president he considers a joke from a country that doesn’t exist”

Russian foreign minister suggests China should join in ensuring Ukraine’s security guarantees, Russian news agency says

Former NBC host Chuck Todd claimed on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin made a "huge miscalculation" not giving President Donald Trump a "win" during the Alaska peace summit last week.

US special envoy Steve Witkoff delivered a Russian medal to the grieving family of an American who was killed fighting for Russia in 2024, a senior administration official told CNN.

The highly anticipated summit ended without a breakthrough. Afterwards, Trump said Ukraine and Russia should proceed straight to seeking a full peace deal instead of a cease-fire.

Russian President Vladimir Putin wants any settlement to end the war to include giving Russia full control of the Donbas

Bianna Golodryga speaks with Julia Loktev and Anna Nemzer, the co-directors of the new documentary “My Undesirable Friends,” on the lives of journalists in Russia before the invasion of Ukraine.