White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The latest: President Donald Trump accused Washington, D.C., officials of faking crime numbers “to create a false illusion of safety,” and confirmed the department is being investigated.

President Donald Trump’s foreign envoy Steve Witkoff — one of three American participants in Friday’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin — described on Sunday several major agreements reached during the Alaska talks that he said created strong momentum toward a peace agreement with Ukraine.

Trump showed off a collection of hats and other merchandise to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and French President Emmanuel Macron.

It was a rare gathering inside the White House. President Donald Trump sat down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders, all in hopes of moving closer to ending the war in Ukraine. "More than anything, we just need peace," Pastor Leo Regheta said. "We just need the war to end."

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and other European leaders have learned a thing or two about negotiating, Trump-style. So has Vladimir Putin.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt scolded the media in general, and correspondent for The New York Times Shawn McCreesh in particular, for what she characterized as hostile and inaccurate coverage of President Trump's recent diplomatic efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

President Donald Trump gave "my assurance" that there would be no United States troops deployed to defend Ukraine's border under any security guarantee that emerges in a peace deal to end Russia's invasion.