White House: Trump “Determined” to End Ukraine War

The White House says President Donald Trump is “determined to seek an end” to Russia’s war in Ukraine and stop the “slaughter.” Trump is preparing to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday in Alaska. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday: “The President has always said he wants to reach a peace agreement. He wants to see this war come to an end. But this bilateral meeting is a bilateral meeting of one side of the war, right? You need both countries to agree to a deal.” She said the meeting was held at Putin’s request, with the goal of “dispersing tensions.