Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday directed drills of the country’s strategic nuclear forces that featured practice missile launches, an exercise that came as his planned summit on Ukraine with U.

At least six people were killed overnight, shortly after President Donald Trump announced that he did not "want to have a waste of time" holding a summit with the Russian leader.

A preparatory meeting between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was also canceled.

There are no plans for President Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin to meet "in the immediate future," a White House official said on Tuesday.

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday oversaw a test of Russia's nuclear forces on land, sea and air to rehearse their readiness and command structure.

The US has announced new sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, Russia's two largest oil companies over continued fighting in Ukraine.

As Trump's plan to meet Putin is called off, Zelenskyy says another bloody night in Ukraine shows Russia isn't feeling "enough pressure for dragging out the war."

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are no longer meeting in Budapest as was announced just last week.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a press conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

After plans for a summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump were shelved, Ukraine is appealing to allies for more support in an effort to dial up the pressure on Russia.