President Donald Trump touted the strong negotiation position of the United States on Tuesday (April 21, 2026) as his envoys prepared for talks with Iran in Pakistan to end the Middle East conflict.

“We’re going to end up with a great deal. I think they have no choice… We’re in a very, very strong negotiating position,” Mr. Trump told broadcaster CNBC.

Ukraine and Russia accused each other on Sunday (April 12, 2026) of violating a truce in place for Orthodox Easter thousands of times, as the war dragged through its fifth year.

Both sides had agreed to observe the ceasefire, which Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered on Thursday (April 9) and which Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed more than a week earlier.