WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has built up an unusually large force in the Caribbean Sea and the waters off the coast of Venezuela since this summer, when the Trump administration first began to shift assets to the region as part of its so-called war against narcoterrorism.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said the overnight assault showed that Russia “clearly doesn’t feel enough pressure to stop prolonging the war.”

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."

The meeting follows what was reportedly a strained meeting last week with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The Pentagon's chief spokesman, Sean Parnell, responded with a vulgar "joke" when a HuffPost journalist asked about the colours of US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's tie, which resembled the Russian flag.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky failed to convince President Donald Trump of his nation's need for long-range Tomahawk missiles during a Friday meeting.