Doing so would require the Russian leader to “accept the failure of sitting down with a president he considers a joke from a country that doesn’t exist”

Zelensky talks puts Kremlin in a bind: accept and legitimise Kyiv’s leader or refuse and face fresh US sanctions. Read here

The Kremlin is keeping its options open, but analysts said the Russian leader would probably only meet with his Ukrainian counterpart to accept a capitulation.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed on Tuesday not to give eastern Ukrainian land to Russia, saying that abandoning the Donbas region would open the door for Russian President Vladimir Putin to “start a third war” in Ukraine.

Zelensky returns to the Oval Office for the first time since his blowup with Trump. This time he is bringing back up.

Plus: Texas Dems return, ending redistricting standoff{beacon} PRESIDENT TRUMP and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky were cordial in front of the cameras for their high-stakes summit in the