Trump, Vance Hold Virtual Meeting with Zelenskyy; National Guard Troops Arrive in Washington DC

As a key meeting between President Trump and President Putin approaches, Trump is meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy virtually on Wednesday. Vice President JD Vance and European leaders are part of the discussion. Ahead of the meeting, Trump wrote on Truth Social that European leaders are “great people who want to see a deal done”. He said earlier that any deal would involve “some swapping of territories,” an idea that Zelenskyy firmly rejected.
National Guard troops arrived in Washington, DC to begin enforcing President Trump’s federal takeover of the city’s law enforcement and security. They’re part of an 800-member deployment ordered by the administration. The move is part of a push by the administration toward “beautification” of the capital city as well as the crackdown on crime….