Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Kristen Wright.
President Trump says he'll lay out his plan this morning for the federal government to curb violence in the nation's capital.
Nearly 450 FBI agents were activated across Washington this weekend after the president said he was cracking down on crime and homelessness in the city.
D.C. has seen falling crime rates in recent years.
According to the Justice Department, violent crime hit a 30-year low in the district last year.
President Trump is set to meet with Russian President Putin in Alaska on Friday.
Ahead of the peace talks,
Vice President Vance says the U.S. is sick of funding the Russia-Ukraine war and wants peace.
NPR's Luke Garrett reports.
Vance tells Fox News the goal of the Alaska talks is simple.
If you take where the current line of contact between Russia and Ukraine is,
we're going to try to find some negotiated settlement that the Ukrainians and the Russians can live with.
The vice president says Ukraine and Russia won't be happy with the proposed lines,
and it will be up to them to end this war.
U.S.
Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker tells CNN that both Ukraine and Russia are engaged in settlement discussions.
No big chunks or sections.
are going to be just given that haven't been fought for or earned on the battlefield.
Whitaker says it remains possible Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attends the Friday meeting and that Trump will ultimately decide.
Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.