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President Trump held separate phone calls with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine on Monday,
and White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt says he found both conversations to be constructive.
Levitt says Trump is seeking a peaceful end to the war in Ukraine.
He's grown weary and frustrated with both sides of the conflict.
The president and his team have put an enormous amount of effort in solving this very complicated war that,
again, began because of the last administration's weakness.
In a post on social media,
President Trump said Putin and Zelensky will hold direct talks, but the details are unclear.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is insisting on concessions from Ukrainian President Zelensky,
who wants Western allies to set up pressure on Moscow.
Federal authorities say the suspect in the weekend bombing of a fertility clinic in Palm Springs was killed in that attack.
The FBI has confirmed that remains found at the scene of the bombing match those of a suspect they say targeted the clinic in an act of terrorism.
From Member Station, KVCR, Madison Allman.