Oval Office Arbitration

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy returned to the White House on Monday for more discussions on how to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

European leaders joined a suited-up Zelenskyy and President Trump for a more-peaceful-than-last-time discussion. At the table, Trump suggested a temporary ceasefire may not be “necessary” for war-ending negotiations to take place; European leaders pushed back, saying they “can’t imagine” future meetings taking place without one. Trump also hinted that the U.S. may offer Ukraine security guarantees, but ruled out sending American troops to join the fight.

After the summit, Trump had a 40-minute call with Russian President Putin to start arranging a Putin-Zelenskyy face-to-face; the Kremlin’s response has been noncommittal so far, and no future talks have been confirmed, but Switzerland has agreed to host if plans make it out of the group chat. 

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Verse to consider while we wait for God’s lasting peace to reign over all nations… “I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem. The bow of war will be removed, and he will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.” 
Zechariah 9:10 (CSB) (read full passage)