To Summit Up

Presidents Trump and Putin met for three hours in Alaska on Friday and inched toward progress.

President Trump said “great progress” was made, and Putin referenced an “understanding,” but no ceasefire or deal was announced.

Trump later told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Putin had offered to freeze most front lines if Ukraine ceded all of Donetsk, a region Russia has largely controlled since first invading in 2014. Zelenskyy rejected the proposal. First Lady Melania Trump wrote Putin a letter raising concerns over abducted Ukrainian children, which her husband hand-delivered.

On Saturday, Putin told Kremlin officials the summit was “timely and very useful,” saying they discussed “all aspects of our cooperation” and the “root causes” of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Trump said he’ll brief NATO leaders and meet with President Zelenskyy and European leaders in Washington later today.

RADIATE HOPE
Christians should be committed to praying for world leaders to be wise and to work towards peaceful resolutions, while simultaneously placing our hope in God, not government.

“First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone, for kings and all those who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.” 
1 Timothy 2:1-2 (CSB) (read full passage)