US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance clash in Oval Office. Trump tells Ukraine’s foreign minister \”you don’t have the cards right now\” Russian President Vladimir Putin vows to stand by his troops in Ukraine. European leaders express support for Ukraine and call for a truce in the Ukraine conflict to be agreed on by all sides. The U.S. and Ukraine have been locked in a three-year battle over Ukraine’s eastern Crimea region since Moscow’s annexation of the region in March. The conflict has claimed the lives of more than 8,000 people and displaced more than 2,000 in the past two years, according to U.N. estimates. The death toll from the conflict is expected to rise as more troops arrive in the region to fight the Russian army and its allies in the east and south. The United States and its European allies have called for a ceasefire in the conflict to protect civilians and the Russian troops from further attacks by the Russian military and their Ukrainian allies. The White House says it is still working on a deal to end the conflict, but it is not clear if it will be reached by the end of the week.
