War & Peace

President Trump is shifting his peace-negotiating energy to Ukraine. 

Friday, POTUS held another Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy as part of a renewed effort to end the Russia-Ukraine War. Zelenskyy’s been pushing Uncle Sam to supply Ukraine’s military with long-range Tomahawk missiles—a request Trump said the U.S. and Ukraine would “have to work on” and is “not easy” to fulfill. 

After the meeting, Trump urged Ukraine and Russia to “stop where they are” and end their three-year-long war; Zelenskyy agreed. Now, Trump is planning to meet with Russian President Putin in Budapest within the next two weeks.

Meanwhile, in Gaza, the Israel-Hamas ceasefire faced its first major test over the weekend after an attack prompted airstrikes and temporarily halted aid. Yesterday, Israel said the ceasefire had resumed and aid could resume today. 

Verse to consider when earthly peace feels fragile or far-off… “He will settle disputes among many peoples and provide arbitration for strong nations that are far away. They will beat their swords into plows and their spears into pruning knives. Nation will not take up the sword against nation, and they will never again train for war.” 
Micah 4:3 (CSB) (read full passage)