The United States set a June deadline for Ukraine and Russia to reach a peace agreement, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced, as Russian attacks on energy infrastructure continued. If the deadline is not met, the Trump administration would likely put pressure on both sides to negotiate, according to Zelenskyy.
Zelenskyy made the announcement on February 8, 2026, while speaking to reporters. The news came as Russian strikes forced Ukrainian nuclear power plants to cut output. The U.S. also proposed trilateral talks for next week, possibly in Miami, as part of the ongoing negotiation process, according to a multi-source report.
The announcement of the deadline followed nearly four years of war between the two nations. The U.S. move to set a deadline for peace talks comes as the conflict continues to impact Ukraine's infrastructure.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration celebrated a recent statement from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, which recommends that doctors delay gender-related surgery until a patient is at least 19 years old. "Today marks another victory for biological truth in the Trump administration," wrote Deputy Health and Human Services Secretary Jim O'Neill in a press release, according to NPR.
In other news, American skier Breezy Johnson won the gold medal in the Olympic downhill competition at the Milano Cortina Games, marking Team USA's first medal of the games. Johnson completed the course in 1 minute, 36.10 seconds.
Additionally, Haitians in America expressed concerns that they were Trump's next target. President Trump falsely accused Haitians in Ohio of eating pets and derided their place of birth.
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