Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder.
President Trump says he'll meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska.
NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reports.
Pressed for details,
Trump said that a deal to end the war in Ukraine would involve some exchange of territory.
It's very complicated, but we're going to get some back.
We're going to get some switched.
There'll be some swapping of territories to the betterment of both.
But we'll be talking about that either later or tomorrow or whatever.
Trump came into office promising to quickly end the war,
boasting that his relationship with Putin would help reach a peace deal.
But Trump has grown increasingly critical of Putin as strikes against Ukraine have escalated.
Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News, the White House.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is warning against reaching a peace deal that excludes Ukraine.
And in a statement posted on social media,
he said Ukraine's territorial integrity is enshrined in the country's constitution and Ukraine won't give up land to occupiers.
Israel's plan to take over Gaza City is renewing international calls for an end to the conflict.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is urging Israel to reconsider the plan to expand military control.
and the worsening humanitarian crisis has led Germany to suspend exports of arms to Israel that could be used in the war.
In Georgia,