President Donald Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for talks at the White House Friday, and afterward Trump took to social media to call for Kyiv and Moscow to “stop where they are” and end the war.
The U.S. president signaled he’s not ready to agree to sell Kyiv a long-range missile system that the Ukrainians say they desperately need. In recent days, Trump had shown an openness to selling the long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles, even as Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that such a move would further strain the U.S.-Russian relationship.
Trump and Zelenskyy met one-on-one a day after Trump and Putin held a lengthy phone call to discuss the conflict.
Other news we’re following:
- John Bolton pleads not guilty to charges accusing him of sharing classified information: It’s the third criminal case brought in recent weeks by the Justice Department against a Trump adversary, and is unfolding against the backdrop of growing concerns that the Republican president is using the law enforcement agency to seek retribution against his perceived enemies.
- Government shutdown: Three weeks in, Congress is at a standstill, but Trump has shown little urgency to broker a compromise to end the government shutdown. Democrats insist no breakthrough is possible without his direct involvement, and frustration is starting to surface within the GOP as lawmakers acknowledge little happens in Congress without Trump’s direction.
- Body cameras on ICE officers: Troubled by clashes between agents and the public, a judge on Thursday said she will require federal immigration officers in the Chicago area to wear body cameras, and she also summoned a senior official to court next week to discuss an enforcement operation that has resulted in more than 1,000 arrests.