{"id":2501743,"date":"2025-10-22T07:48:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T11:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-cancels-ukraine-summit-as-trump-says-he-doesnt-want-wasted-time-with-putin-in-budapest\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T07:51:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T11:51:16","slug":"us-cancels-ukraine-summit-as-trump-says-he-doesnt-want-wasted-time-with-putin-in-budapest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-cancels-ukraine-summit-as-trump-says-he-doesnt-want-wasted-time-with-putin-in-budapest\/","title":{"rendered":"US cancels Ukraine summit, as Trump says he doesn\u2019t want \u2018wasted time\u2019 with Putin in Budapest"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-cancels-ukraine-summit-as-trump-says-he-doesnt-want-wasted-time-with-putin-in-budapest%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2501743&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. has canceled a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/switzerland-to-host-ukraine-peace-summit-at-zelenskys-request\/\" title=\"Switzerland To Host Ukraine ... at ...&#039;s Request\">planned peace summit<\/a> between President Donald Trump adn Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest after Russia rejected Trump&#8217;s proposal to freeze the battle lines in the Ukraine conflict and let history judge the outcome. Trump expressed reluctance to engage in what he called a &#8220;waste of time&#8221; meeting without progress. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov affirmed that Russia remains firm in it&#8217;s stance, rejecting an immediate ceasefire as ineffective and emphasizing the need to address the conflict&#8217;s root causes, including opposition to Ukraine&#8217;s NATO integration and protection of Russian-speaking populations.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized Russia for avoiding diplomacy, particularly after the discussion on U.S.Tomahawk cruise missile support for Ukraine, which Zelensky says could be crucial to achieving peace. Despite ongoing hostilities, including a deadly russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine, NATO allies condemned Russia&#8217;s tactics and reiterated thier support for Ukraine, backing Trump&#8217;s call to stop fighting and start negotiations based on current front lines.<\/p>\n<p>Simultaneously occurring, Vice President JD Vance is in Israel working to reinforce a fragile ceasefire in Gaza, emphasizing the complexity of the situation. trump has warned Hamas to disarm or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/morning-wire-u-s-veterans-take-afghanistan-evacuation-into-their-own-hands-texas-house-passes-election-integrity-law-mississippi-threatens-new-covid-restrictions\/\" title=\"Morning Wire: U.S. Veterans Take Afghanistan Evacuation Into Their Own Hands, Texas House Passes Election Integrity Law, Mississippi Threatens New COVID Restrictions\">face severe consequences<\/a> but insists the U.S.will not deploy troops to Gaza, expecting regional allies to manage the situation. Trump is also scheduled to meet with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte to discuss ongoing security matters.<\/p>\n<p>diplomatic efforts to end conflicts involving Russia, Ukraine, and Gaza face significant challenges, with key parties showing rigidity, ongoing violence, and cautious optimism from U.S. and allied leaders.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">US cancels Ukraine summit, as Trump says he doesn&rsquo;t want &lsquo;wasted time&rsquo; with Putin in Budapest<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><strong>TRUMP: &lsquo;I DON&rsquo;T WANT A WASTE OF TIME&rsquo;: <\/strong>After Secretary of State <strong>Marco Rubio<\/strong> spoke with his Russian counterpart and reported back that Russia has flatly rejected <strong>President Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/strong> proposal to freeze the battle lines in Ukraine, and &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/1979288414227960085\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">let history decide<\/a>,&rdquo; who won, Trump abruptly pulled the plug on a peace summit with Russian President<strong> Vladimir Putin<\/strong> that was to be held in Budapest in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want to have a wasted meeting, I don&rsquo;t want to have a waste of time,&rdquo; Trump said at an afternoon White House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/program\/white-house-event\/president-trump-hosts-diwali-celebration\/667533\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">event<\/a>. &ldquo;You never know what&rsquo;s going to happen. But, a lot of things are happening on the war front, with Ukraine and Russia. And we&rsquo;ll be notifying you over the next two days as to what we&rsquo;re doing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-on-defense\/3857940\/trump-wins-a-round-in-legal-battle-to-deploy-troops-to-portland\/\">Trump wins a round in legal battle to deploy troops to Portland<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-on-defense\/3856693\/zelensky-comes-seeking-tomahawks-to-pressure-putin\/\">Sucker punched: Zelensky comes seeking Tomahawks to pressure Putin, leaves after Trump urges him to quit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-on-defense\/3854642\/daily-on-defense-top-commander-resigned-trump-talks-to-putin\/\">Daily on Defense: Why a top commander resigned, Trump talks to Putin, meets with Zelensky, waffles on Tomahawks, Bolton vows to fight &lsquo;abuse of power&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Asked specifically if Putin&rsquo;s intransigence would prompt him to reconsider allowing NATO to buy Tomahawk Cruise missiles for Ukraine, Trump said, &ldquo;We&rsquo;ll see what happens. We haven&rsquo;t made a determination.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Despite Russia&rsquo;s unequivocal rejection of his call for an immediate ceasefire, Trump still seems to think he can reach a peace deal. &ldquo;Look, it&rsquo;s a vicious war,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;They&rsquo;re shooting and they&rsquo;re killing people. And I think Putin wants it to end, and I think Zelensky wants it to end, and I think it&rsquo;s going to end.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I said go to the line, go to the line of battle, or the battlefield lines, and, I mean, you pull back and you go home and everybody takes some time off, because you have two countries that are killing each other, two countries that are losing five to 7,000 soldiers a week,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;But, a lot of things are happening. I think we could get it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3858276\/trump-second-meeting-budapest-putin-on-hold\/\"><strong>TRUMP&rsquo;S SECOND MEETING WITH PUTIN PUT ON ICE, WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL CONFIRMS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>LAVROV: &lsquo;AN IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE WOULD LEAD NOWHERE&rsquo;: <\/strong>Taking <a href=\"https:\/\/mid.ru\/en\/press_service\/video\/view\/2054623\/\">questions from reporters<\/a> in Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister <strong>Sergey Lavrov<\/strong> could not have been more clear, that as far as Russia is concerned any ceasefire proposal is a nonstarter.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I wish to officially confirm that Russia has not altered its positions from the understandings achieved during the extensive negotiations between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Alaska,&rdquo; Lavrov said. &ldquo;Voices from Washington (a reference to Trump) suggest that we must halt immediately, cease all further discussion, and let history judge. But stopping now would mean ignoring the root causes of this conflict.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What is needed is a long-term, sustainable peace, not an immediate ceasefire that would lead nowhere,&rdquo; Lavrov said. &ldquo;A ceasefire would not only allow for the rearmament of the Kiev regime but also encourage its terrorist activities,&rdquo; and &ldquo;would mean only one thing &mdash; that a vast portion of Ukraine remains under Nazi rule.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To simply stop and let history judge,&rdquo; Lavrov concluded, &ldquo;runs entirely counter to what Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump agreed upon in Anchorage &ndash; focusing on root causes, rejecting Ukraine&rsquo;s NATO integration, and fully securing the lawful rights of Russian and Russian-speaking populations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong>ZELENSKY: &lsquo;TOMAHAWKS &hellip; MAY HOLD THE INDISPENSABLE KEY TO PEACE&rsquo;: <\/strong>In posts on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1980683702448386417\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">social media<\/a> and in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.president.gov.ua\/en\/news\/liniya-frontu-mozhe-buti-pochatkom-diplomatiyi-zvernennya-pr-100889\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nightly video address<\/a>, Ukrainian President <strong>Volodymyr Zelensky<\/strong> noted that Putin immediately lost interest in the Budapest meeting as soon as Trump took Tomahawk cruise missiles off the table.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As soon as the issue of long-range capabilities for us, for Ukraine, became less immediate, Russia&rsquo;s interest in diplomacy faded almost automatically,&rdquo; Zelensky said, accusing Russia of doing &ldquo;everything to weasel out of diplomacy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The discussion on Tomahawks turned out to be a major investment in diplomacy. We forced Russia to reveal that Tomahawks are precisely the card they take seriously,&rdquo; Zelensky said. &ldquo;This signals that this very issue, the issue of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-hopes-paused-trump-putin-meeting-revives-tomahawk-negotiations\/\" title=\"... hopes paused ...-... ... revives Tomahawk ...\">deep strike capabilities<\/a>, may hold the indispensable key to peace. The greater Ukraine&rsquo;s long-range reach, the greater Russia&rsquo;s willingness to end the war. These weeks reaffirmed it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As if to underscore Putin&rsquo;s disdain for Trump&rsquo;s peace overtures, Russia launched another massive <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1980879695848567227\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">drone and missile attack<\/a> overnight that killed six civilians, including a mother and her young daughters, and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1980926851729010885\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">struck a kindergarten<\/a> in Karkiv.<\/p>\n<p>In a joint <a href=\"https:\/\/www.president.gov.ua\/en\/news\/zayava-shodo-miru-dlya-ukrayini-100885\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Peace Statement<\/a> signed by 12 NATO allies, including Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Poland, and Finland, the leaders accused Putin of &ldquo;stalling tactics have shown time and time again that Ukraine is the only party serious about peace.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We strongly support President Trump&rsquo;s position that the fighting should stop immediately, and that the current line of contact should be the starting point of negotiations,&rdquo; the statement said. &ldquo;We must ramp up the pressure on Russia&rsquo;s economy and its defense industry, until Putin is ready to make peace.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are developing measures to use the full value of Russia&rsquo;s immobilized sovereign assets so that Ukraine has the resources it needs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-drones-war-putin-trump-2cf465171be371a29e24aa600293b691\"><strong>A MASSIVE RUSSIAN DRONE AND MISSILE ATTACK ON UKRAINE KILLS AT LEAST 6 PEOPLE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Good Wednesday morning and welcome to <em>Jamie McIntyre&rsquo;s Daily on Defense<\/em>, written and compiled by <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> National Security Senior Writer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/jamie-mcintyre\"><strong>Jamie McIntyre<\/strong><\/a>  (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamiejmcintyre\">@jamiejmcintyre<\/a>) and edited by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/christopher-tremoglie\/\"><strong>Christopher Tremoglie<\/strong><\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#cea4a3ada7a0bab7bcab8eb9afbda6a7a0a9baa1a0abb6afa3a7a0abbce0ada1a3\">Email here<\/a> with tips, suggestions, calendar items, and anything else. Sign up or read current and back issues at<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/daily-on-defense\"> <em>DailyonDefense.com<\/em><\/a>. If signing up doesn&rsquo;t work, shoot us an email and we&rsquo;ll add you to our list. And be sure to follow me on Threads and\/or on X <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamiejmcintyre\">@jamiejmcintyre<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/daily-on-defense\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP OR READ BACK ISSUES OF DAILY ON DEFENSE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>HAPPENING TODAY:<\/strong> Vice President<strong> JD Vance <\/strong>is in Israel for a second day, meeting with Prime Minister <strong>Benjamin Netanyahu, <\/strong>attempting to shore up Gaza&rsquo;s fragile ceasefire with discussion of the way forward, including a timetable for disarming Hamas, the deployment of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oliver-l-north-and-david-l-goetsch-is-our-military-prepared-for-another-9-11-attack\/\" title=\"Oliver L. North and David L. Goetsch: Is Our Military Prepared for Another 9...11 Attack?\">international security force<\/a> in Gaza, and decisions about who will eventually govern the territory.<\/p>\n<p>Vance is also scheduled to meet with Israeli President <strong>Isaac Herzog<\/strong>. He is accompanied by Middle East envoy <strong>Steve Witkoff<\/strong> and Trump&rsquo;s son-in-law <strong>Jared Kushner<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Things are going frankly better than I expected that they were,&rdquo; Vance said yesterday, noting that despite a flare-up of violence, the ceasefire appears to be holding. &ldquo;This is a very, very tough situation. You have two peoples, two enemies who fought a very tough conflict against each other. You have a very tough terrorist organization on one hand that murdered a lot of innocent people. You&rsquo;ve got an Israeli Army that was defending itself on the other.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So, we&rsquo;ve got a lot of work left to do. This is going to take a very, very long time,&rdquo; he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3858329\/jd-vance-optimistic-gaza-ceasefire-deal-despite-cracks-showing\/\"><strong>VANCE VOICES OPTIMISM FOR GAZA CEASEFIRE DEAL AFTER CRACKS START TO SHOW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TRUMP: &lsquo;MIDDLE EAST ALLIES&rsquo; NOT THE U.S. WILLING TO &lsquo;STRAIGHTEN OUT HAMAS&rsquo;: <\/strong>Ever since he brokered the historic ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza, President Trump has warned Hamas that they must disarm or they will be wiped out.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not the Deal, we will have no choice but to go in and kill them,&rdquo; Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/1978876543549215056\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted<\/a> on Truth Social last week. &ldquo;They agreed that they&rsquo;d be very good, very straight, they wouldn&rsquo;t be killing people, and they have killed people. That wasn&rsquo;t the deal we made,&rdquo; Trump said yesterday. &ldquo;They&rsquo;re pretty violent people I would say, that. We could put that out in two minutes. We&rsquo;re giving them a chance.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If they don&rsquo;t honor the deal, they&rsquo;ll be taken care of very quickly, but I&rsquo;d rather not have to do that,&rdquo; he said and later followed up with another threatening post on his social media platform, suggesting that unnamed Middle East allies would welcome the chance to go into Gaza &ldquo;with a heavy force and &lsquo;straighten out Hamas.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I told these countries, and Israel, &lsquo;NOT YET!&rsquo; There is still hope that Hamas will do what is right. If they do not, an end to Hamas will be FAST, FURIOUS, &amp; BRUTAL! I would like to thank all of those countries that called to help,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>In a weekend interview with Fox News, Trump made clear he has no intention of sending U.S. forces into Gaza. &ldquo;If we have to, we will disarm them. Whether it&rsquo;s me or the U.S. or it&rsquo;s a proxy. It could be Israel with our backing,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;We won&rsquo;t have boots on the ground. There&rsquo;s no reason to.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3858069\/trump-not-yet-sending-forces-gaza-end-hamas\/\"><strong>TRUMP SAYS &lsquo;NOT YET!&rsquo; TO SENDING FORCES INTO GAZA TO END HAMAS&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO TODAY: <\/strong>President Trump meets with NATO Secretary-General <strong>Mark Rutte<\/strong> this afternoon at 4 p.m. at the White House. The NATO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nato.int\/cps\/en\/natohq\/news_238684.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a> says, &ldquo;There is no planned media opportunity,&rdquo; but as we know, Trump will be the judge of that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE RUNDOWN:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3858276\/trump-second-meeting-budapest-putin-on-hold\/\"><strong>Washington Examiner<\/strong><\/a>: Trump&rsquo;s second meeting with Putin put on ice, White House official confirms<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3858329\/jd-vance-optimistic-gaza-ceasefire-deal-despite-cracks-showing\/\"><strong>Washington Examiner<\/strong><\/a>: Vance voices optimism for Gaza ceasefire deal after cracks start to show<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3858069\/trump-not-yet-sending-forces-gaza-end-hamas\/\"><strong>Washington Examiner<\/strong><\/a>: Trump says &lsquo;NOT YET!&rsquo; to sending forces into Gaza to end Hamas&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3859239\/colombia-petro-uribe-acquittal-trump-sanctions\/\"><strong>Washington Examiner<\/strong><\/a>: Colombia&rsquo;s Petro sees Trump-backed ex-president&rsquo;s acquittal as path to US sanctions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3858337\/pardoned-jan-6-participant-arrested-threatening-kill-hakeem-jeffries\/\"><strong>Washington Examiner<\/strong><\/a>: Pardoned Jan. 6 participant arrested for allegedly threatening to &lsquo;eliminate&rsquo; Jeffries<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3859321\/man-drives-car-into-security-gate-near-white-house\/\"><strong>Washington Examiner<\/strong><\/a>: Man drives car into security gate near White House&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/space\/3858691\/musk-says-trump-transportation-chief-sean-dummy-trying-to-kill-nasa\/\"><strong>Washington Examiner<\/strong><\/a>: Musk says Trump transportation chief &lsquo;Sean Dummy&rsquo; trying to &lsquo;kill&rsquo; NASA<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/3857770\/peer-reviewed-studies-suggest-ufo-photographed-in-orbit-before-space-age\/\"><strong>Washington Examiner<\/strong><\/a>: Peer-reviewed studies suggest UFOs photographed in orbit prior to Space Age<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2025\/oct\/20\/lost-us-generals-senior-officers-say-trust-hegseth-evaporated\/\"><strong>Washington Times<\/strong><\/a>: &lsquo;He lost us&rsquo;: Generals, senior officers say trust in Hegseth has evaporated<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/defense-department-pentagon-hegseth-congress-c15a2050aa95998f28e31a6b5c1d287a\"><strong>AP<\/strong><\/a>: Hegseth changes policy on how Pentagon officials communicate with Congress<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-drones-war-putin-trump-2cf465171be371a29e24aa600293b691\"><strong>AP<\/strong><\/a>: A massive Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine kills at least 6 people, officials say<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/defense\/5564117-ukraine-finalizing-patriot-deal\/\"><strong>The Hill<\/strong><\/a>: Ukraine, US Finalizing Deal for 25 Patriot Systems, Zelensky Says<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/defensescoop.com\/2025\/10\/21\/house-bill-nato-eastern-flank-military-security-support\/\"><strong>DefenseScoop<\/strong><\/a>: Looking to Deter Russia, Lawmakers Seek to Prioritize Defense Cooperation on NATO&rsquo;s Eastern Flank<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/japan-us-trump-defense-visit-23ce735331adb5d2e15ea4ee60c90918\"><strong>AP<\/strong><\/a>: Japan says it plans to tell Trump it will build up military, upgrade security strategy<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/koreas-ballistic-missile-d15e268cf071780b623a1dbac670f417\"><strong>AP<\/strong><\/a>: North Korea test-fires ballistic missiles ahead of Trump&rsquo;s Asia trip<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airandspaceforces.com\/multiple-b-21s-ground-test-production-increase-negotiations\/\"><strong>Air &amp; Space Forces Magazine<\/strong><\/a>: Northrop: &lsquo;Multiple&lsquo; B-21s in Ground Test, Production Increase in Negotiations<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airandspaceforces.com\/satellite-operators-cybercrime-constant-threat\/\"><strong>Air &amp; Space Forces Magazine<\/strong><\/a>: Not Just Spies and Saboteurs: Satellite Operators Say Cybercrime Is a Constant Threat<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingdefense.com\/2025\/10\/lockheed-considering-modifying-existing-missiles-into-lower-cost-designs\/\"><strong>Breaking Defense<\/strong><\/a>: Lockheed Considering Modifying Existing Missiles into Lower Cost Designs<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airandspaceforces.com\/startup-apex-space-based-interceptor-demo-2026\/\"><strong>Air &amp; Space Forces Magazine<\/strong><\/a>: Startup Apex Latest to Plan Golden Dome Demo with Launch Set for 2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defenseone.com\/business\/2025\/10\/shield-ais-unmanned-fighter-jet-concept-pitched-drone-wingman-or-solo-aircraft\/408963\/?oref=d1-featured-river-top\"><strong>Defense One<\/strong><\/a>: Shield AI&rsquo;s Unmanned Fighter Jet Concept Pitched as a Drone Wingman or Solo Aircraft<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airandspaceforces.com\/lockheed-self-funding-prototypes-f-35\/\"><strong>Air &amp; Space Forces Magazine<\/strong><\/a>: Lockheed Says It&rsquo;s Self-Funding Prototypes. Could a &lsquo;Ferrari&rsquo; F-35 Be One?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/air\/gripen-e-fighter-officially-joins-the-swedish-air-force\"><strong>The War Zone<\/strong><\/a>: Gripen E Fighter Officially Joins the Swedish Air Force<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/news\/air-force-robert-lodge\/\"><strong>Task &amp; Purpose<\/strong><\/a>: A Pilot Went Down in Vietnam to Protect Secrets. Will He Get the Medal of Honor?<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CALENDAR:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>WEDNESDAY | OCTOBER 22<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>11:30 a.m. &mdash; Washington Space Business Roundtable virtual discussion: &ldquo;China, Space, and Geopolitics,&rdquo; with <strong>Dean Cheng<\/strong>, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies senior fellow; <strong>Chris Williams<\/strong>, chair, National Security Space Association Center for Space Studies; and <strong>Christian Davenport,<\/strong> <em>Washington Post<\/em> reporter and author of <em>Rocket Dreams: Musk, Bezos, and the Inside Story of the New, Trillion-Dollar Space Race<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/wsbr.org\/event\/china-space-and-geopolitics-a-wsbr-luncheon-featuring-christian-davenport-dean-cheng-and-chris-williams\/\">https:\/\/wsbr.org\/event\/china-space-and-geopolitics<\/a><\/p>\n<p>1:30 p.m. &mdash; National Defense Industrial Association and MITRE virtual discussion: &ldquo;AI for Requirements: Modernizing DOD Requirements Process,&rdquo; with<strong> Arun Seraphin<\/strong>, executive director, Emerging Technologies Institute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndia.org\/events\/2025\/10\/22\/ai-for-requirements\">https:\/\/www.ndia.org\/events\/2025\/10\/22\/ai-for-requirements<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2 p.m. &mdash; Carnegie Endowment for International Peace virtual discussion: &ldquo;Rethinking America North Korea Strategy,&rdquo; with <strong>Joel Wit<\/strong>, Stimson Center fellow; <strong>Jean Lee<\/strong>, presidential chair at the East-West Center; and <strong>Aaron David Miller<\/strong>, CEIP senior fellow <a href=\"https:\/\/carnegieendowment.org\/events\/2025\/10\/rethinking-us-north-korea-strategy?lang=en\">https:\/\/carnegieendowment.org\/events\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2:30 p.m. 1333 H St. NW &mdash; Center for American Progress discussion: &ldquo;A New Vision for American Foreign Policy ,&rdquo; with <strong>Rep. Jason Crow<\/strong> (D-Co) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanprogress.org\/events\/a-new-vision-for-american-foreign-policy\/\">https:\/\/www.americanprogress.<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >org\/events\/a-<\/a>new-vision-for-american-foreign-policy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3 p.m. 1400 L St. NW &mdash; Atlantic Council discussion: &ldquo;Transatlantic Security and NATO&rsquo;s Northeastern Flank,&rdquo; with Danish Defense Minister <strong>Troels Lund Poulsen <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/event\/denmarks-defense-minister-on-transatlantic-security-on-natos-northeastern-flank\/\">https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/event\/denmarks-defense-minister<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3 p.m. &mdash; Axios Future of Defense Summit. <a href=\"https:\/\/axiosthefutureofdefensesummit2025interest.splashthat.com\/\">https:\/\/axiosthefutureofdefensesummit2025interest.splashthat.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>5 p.m. 1521 16th St. NW &mdash; Institute of World Politics discussion: &ldquo;The War in Ukraine &mdash; An Update from the Front,&rdquo; with <strong>Glenn Corn<\/strong>, IWP faculty member and former CIA senior executive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iwp.edu\/the-war-in-ukraine-an-update-from-the-front\/\">https:\/\/www.iwp.edu\/the-war-in-ukraine-an-update-from-the-front\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>THURSDAY | OCTOBER 23<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>8 a.m. &mdash; Atlantic Council virtual seminar: &ldquo;Countering the PRC Gray-Zone Strategies,&rdquo; with <strong>Jay Tarriela<\/strong>, Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson; <strong>Ta-Chen Chen,<\/strong> Research Institute for Democracy, Society and Emerging Technology non-resident fellow; and <strong>Arielle Ann Nicole<\/strong> <strong>Lopez<\/strong> of the National Defense College of the Philippines Senior Defense Research Office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/event\/countering-the-prcs-gray-zone-strategies-a-cross-strait-and-beyond-seminar\/\">https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/event\/countering-the-prcs-gray-zone-strategies<\/a><\/p>\n<p>11 a.m. &mdash; Center for a New American Security virtual discussion on a new report: &ldquo;Stuck in the Cul-de-Sac: How U.S. Defense Spending Prioritizes Innovation Over Deterrence,&rdquo; with co-author <strong>Carlton Haelig<\/strong>, CNAS fellow; co-author <strong>Philip Sheers<\/strong>, CNAS research associate; <strong>Todd Harrison<\/strong>, American Enterprise Institute senior fellow; and <strong>Susanna Blume<\/strong>, CNAS senior fellow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnas.org\/events\/virtual-event-stuck-in-the-cul-de-sac\">https:\/\/www.cnas.org\/events\/virtual-event-stuck-in-the-cul-de-sac<\/a><\/p>\n<p>12 p.m. 37th and O Sts. NW &mdash; Georgetown University Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding and Center for Contemporary Arab Studies discussion: &ldquo;The Trump-Netanyahu Peace Plan for Gaza: A Critical Appraisal ,&rdquo; with <strong>Diana Buttu<\/strong>, professor at Georgetown University Qatar <a href=\"https:\/\/events.georgetown.edu\/sfs\/event\/33345-the-trump-netanyahu-peace-plan-for-gaza-a-critical-app\">https:\/\/events.georgetown.edu\/sfs\/event\/33345-the-trump-netanyahu-peace-plan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2 p.m. &mdash; Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies virtual discussion: &ldquo;Air Mobility ,&rdquo; with Air Force<strong> Gen. John Lamontagne<\/strong>, commander, Air Mobility Command; and retired <strong>Lt. Gen. David Deptula<\/strong>, dean, Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mitchellaerospacepower.org\/events\/gen-john-lamontagne\/\">https:\/\/www.mitchellaerospacepower.org\/events\/gen-john-lamontagne\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>FRIDAY | OCTOBER 24<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>10 a.m. &mdash;&nbsp;National Institute for Deterrence Studies virtual seminar: &ldquo;Russia&rsquo;s Evolving Tactical and Theater Nuclear Posture ,&rdquo; with <strong>Phillip Karber<\/strong>, professor of strategy and praxis at the National Defense University <a href=\"https:\/\/thinkdeterrence.com\/events\/russias-evolving-tactical-theater-nuclear-posture-with-dr-phillip-karber\/\">https:\/\/thinkdeterrence.com\/events\/russias-evolving-tactical-theater-nuclear-posture<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-sacff-txt\">  &ldquo;I was surprised to read a CNN report suggesting that the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump may be postponed, as US officials concluded after our yesterday&rsquo;s call with Secretary Rubio that Russia&rsquo;s position has barely shifted since the initial talks and remains wedded to its original maximalist demands. Russia has not altered its positions,&rdquo; since the Alaska summit  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-cf-add-txt\">&#8211;<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-sacff-txt\">Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, speaking at a news conference<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US cancels Ukraine summit; Trump rejects &#8216;wasted time&#8217; with Putin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2639,"featured_media":2501744,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/daily-on-defense.png?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3733,7778,3634,6991,50822],"class_list":["post-2501743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-putin","tag-summit","tag-trump","tag-ukraine","tag-us-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/daily-on-defense.png?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2639"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2501743"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501743\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2501747,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501743\/revisions\/2501747"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2501744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2501743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2501743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2501743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}