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Trump and Zelensky met amid push to end the war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky came to the White House yesterday after President Trump said he believes he can convince Russia’s Vladimir Putin to negotiate a peace deal with Ukraine. During the meeting, Trump told journalists that fulfilling Ukraine’s request for Tomahawk missiles capable of reaching targets deep in Russia could lead to escalation, and said that he’d rather end the war without them, a departure from earlier comments suggesting he was ready to supply Ukraine with the weapons. But the president said that discussions on the subject are ongoing, while Zelensky suggested Ukraine could share its drone tech with the US in return. His visit came a day after Trump and Putin discussed the war by phone and agreed to meet in Budapest next week.—SK
John Bolton pleaded not guilty to mishandling classified information. Bolton—who served as a national security advisor during President Trump’s first term before becoming one of his most vocal critics—appeared in court yesterday to plead not guilty to the government’s case accusing him of emailing classified information to his family and keeping sensitive documents in his home. His recent indictment made him the third prominent critic of Trump to be hit with criminal charges in recent weeks. However, unlike the cases against former FBI Director James Comey and NY Attorney General Letitia James, the investigation into Bolton started during the Biden administration. In addition, the charges are more detailed and were filed by career prosecutors rather than one recently appointed by Trump.
Prince Andrew gives up title after Epstein accusations. King Charles III’s younger brother will give up his Duke of York title amid renewed fallout from his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Prince Andrew said he made the decision after a discussion with the king because the accusations against him “distract from the work of” the royal family, though he said he continues to “vigorously deny” them. The decision came days after the publication of an excerpt from Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir that claimed Epstein forced her to have sex with the prince. Prince Andrew had already stopped royal duties and lost his military honors due to his Epstein ties in 2019, and later settled a civil lawsuit from Giuffre for a confidential sum.—AR
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