Mike Waltz accepts “full responsibility” for the leak of the Signal group chat

Along with a journalist who was unintentionally added, senior officials planned military strikes in Yemen in a group chat that US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz has taken responsibility for.

“I accept full responsibility. Waltz told Fox News on Tuesday that it was “embarrassing” to say, “I built the group.”

President Donald Trump and US intelligence chiefs have downplayed the security risks and denied that any classified material was shared.

The US will offer Russia a 30-day truce.

Following a day of US-Ukraine negotiations in Saudi Arabia, Ukraine has stated that it is prepared to accept the US’s proposal for an immediate 30-day truce with Russia. According to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, “the ball is in their court” and he would make the offer to Russia.