Moscow talks: Putin meets U.S. envoys, Ukraine land divide remains

To the Middle East now, where an Israeli airstrike hit a hospital in the Gaza Strip. At least six people were killed and two dozen were injured. The Israeli military says the strike targeted Hamas military headquarters, where the terrorist organization stored weapons and conducted interrogations. They add that they struck a senior Hamas member along with other militants. Israel has accused Hamas of using hospitals as military cover for operations in the past. Trilateral peace talks between the U.S., Russia, and Ukraine have moved from Abu Dhabi to Moscow. Today, Special Envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Kushner and Witkoff say the talks went well, but the two sides remain divided on the core issue of Ukrainian land concessions. This, as Putin says he already considers certain areas parts of Russia now. The Ukrainians have been raising the issue of so-called gray zones. For us, only one dividing line can exist, and that is the line of the state border. Witkoff and Kushner are heading directly from Moscow to Dublin, where they will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. President Donald Trump has directed Vice President J.D. Vance to shift his focus away from the Iran war and instead devote himself to fighting what the president says is corruption and crime in democratic controlled cities and states. The update came on Truth Social where the commander in chief said in part, quote, We don't need a deal with Iran. Those days have long since passed. It comes after Vance blamed the war for Republicans midterm losses. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is reportedly living on a military base following threats against his life from Iran. The secretary has led a massive economic campaign against Iran in an attempt to sever all of Tehran's remaining financial ties. U.S. intelligence reports that Iran has stepped up efforts to target American personnel in the Middle East and elsewhere.