August 11, 2025 07:19:52 AM
August 11, 2025 07:19:52 AM
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are preparing to meet in Alaska, saying that European countries are gathering behind Ukraine and that peace in the war-torn countries cannot be resolved without Kiev.
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British Prime Minister Kiel Kiel Prime Minister Voldy Meezelensky, President of Ukrainian President Voldy Meezelensky, will leave 10 Downing Street after it was held in London on June 23, 2025 (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
European leaders gather behind Ukraine ahead of Trump Putin’s meeting
A statement on Saturday, signed by the European Union president and leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Finland and the UK, highlighted the need for “fair and lasting peace” in Kiev, including “robust and reliable” security guarantees. In response, Ukrainian President Volodmia Zelenki thanked his European allies on Sunday’s X-Post.
Support came on Saturday after the White House confirmed that the US president was willing to give Putin to a one-on-one meeting. It raised fears that Kiev might be pressured to give up on the land or accept other curbs about its sovereignty.
White House officials who are not allowed to speak publicly on condition of anonymity told The Associated Press that Trump will remain open to a trilateral summit with Russian and Ukrainian leaders, but for now there is a bilateral meeting from Putin. Trump previously said he would meet with Putin, whether or not the Russian leader agreed to meet with Zelensky. read more.
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Zelenskyy said on Saturday that Ukrainian officials had previously told the Associated Press that Kyiv would become accustomed to a peace agreement that effectively recognizes that it cannot militarily regain Ukraine’s lost territory. However, Zelensky on Saturday said that “Ukrainians will not give land to the occupyers” and argued that the land they officially conceded was out of the question.
Trump promises new measures to tackle crime in Washington
Trump has pledged new measures to address homelessness and crime in the country’s capital, urging the mayor to raise concerns about the potential use of the National Guard and patrol the streets of the country’s capital.
Trump wrote in a social media post that he planned a White House press conference on Monday to discuss his plan to “make the District of Columbia safer and more beautiful than before.”
Last week, the Republican president directed federal law enforcement to increase its presence in Washington for seven days using the “extend if necessary” option. On Friday night, federal agencies, including the Secret Service, the FBI and former US s Service, allocated more than 120 officers and agents to help Washington. read more.
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Moves Trump said he is considering include bringing in by the DC National Guard. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Sunday that funding more prosecutors and filling 15 vacancy seats in DC Superior Court could help the federal government much more.
Texas Legislature will try again to vote for Congressional Districts
Texas Republicans will try to reconvene the state legislature on Monday to vote to redraw the map of Congress in court by the party.
The Republican majority is trying to redraw the districts of five American homes in the U.S. in advancing Trump to avoid a mid-2018 replay. These elections hampered the president’s agenda and set up a new Democrat majority in the US home that each shot him twice.
Now, Democrat-controlled states, including California, New York and Illinois, are threatening to retaliate against Texas and Trump by proposing retaliation against him.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he will call lawmakers over and over again until enough Democrats appear to reach the 100-member threshold needed to vote for the bill. Democratic leaders in other states have planned retaliatory plans for reconciliation if Abbott succeeds. read more.
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Some of the Democrats who bolted out of Texas have appeared at news conferences such as the governor of California and Illinois.
