Hello, you're listening to the free edition of the world in brief from The Economist.

As a reminder, if you subscribe to The Economist, you'll get access to a deeper look at the day ahead, updated three times a day.

If you're already an economist subscriber, visit

economist.com slash espresso or visit our espresso app to start listening. Here's today's

free edition.

This is the world in brief from The Economist.

Our top stories.

Donald Trump said that Vladimir Putin told him very strongly during a phone call

that he will have to respond to Ukraine's recent attacks in Russia.

Earlier, Mr. Putin rejected Ukraine's request for a ceasefire,

saying it would not be possible to negotiate with terrorists.

Volodymy Zelensky, Ukraine's president,

said Russia's demands surrounding a truce were tantamount to an ultimatum.

America's non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estimated that Mr. Trump's big, beautiful

budget bill will add about $2.4 trillion to the federal budget deficit over the next decade.

Most of the impact will come from extending Mr. Trump's tax cuts passed in 2017.

The bill was passed narrowly by the House of Representatives and is now before the Senate.

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Harmonet called the Trump administration rude and thoughtless

after it proposed that Iran eventually stops enriching uranium. America is waiting for a response

from Iran to a quote, detailed and acceptable nuclear plan, which it presented on Saturday, the two

countries have held five rounds of negotiations. Iran has been increasing its stockpile of

uranium enriched to near weapons grade. American tariffs on steel and aluminum rose from 25% to 50%.

...