2025-08-18
13 分钟Ukraine's President Zelensky lands in Washington,
once again looking for security guarantees from President Trump.
It's necessary to cease fire and work quickly on a final deal.
We'll talk about it in Washington.
Putin does not want to stop the killing, but he must do it.
Plus, a labor dispute grounds Air Canada, stranding thousands of passengers globally.
And Americans are moving to new homes and new cities at around the lowest rate on record.
We'll look at what that means for the U.S. economy.
It's Monday, August 18th.
I'm Azhar Sukri for The Wall Street Journal.
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Ukraine's future seems no clearer this morning after President Trump rolled out the red carpet for his Russian counterpart,
Vladimir Putin, in Alaska on Friday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will be in Washington for a high-stakes meeting with Trump later today,
accompanied by a contingent of European and NATO allies.
Zelensky will be hoping to get some reassurance from Trump over U.S. security guarantees for his country.
He pressed Trump for earlier this year,
which led to an on-camera confrontation and Zelensky being asked to leave the White House.
Of all the issues Putin has set out as conditions for peace,