“President Trump dialed into Fox & Friends on Tuesday morning and revealed his newest and truest motivation for brokering an end to the war in Ukraine: He’s worried he might not get into heaven after he dies,” the New York Times reports.

Said Trump: “I want to try and get to heaven, if possible. I’m hearing I’m not doing well. I am really at the bottom of the totem pole. But if I can get to heaven, this will be one of the reasons.”

“This would have been a highly unusual admission from any president, but it seemed especially out of character coming from this one.”

“In the annals of trans-Atlantic diplomacy, Monday’s meeting between President Trump and European leaders may go down as one of the stranger summits in memory,” the New York Times reports.

“Historic, yet uncertain in its outcome; momentous, yet ephemeral in its effect on the war in Ukraine; choreographed, yet hostage to the impulses of a single man, Mr. Trump.”

“President Trump is floating providing U.S. pilots and warplanes as part of security guarantees for post-war Ukraine as he pushes for an end to Russia’s war against the country,” The Hill reports.

“Trump has said the U.S. will help Europe craft security guarantees for Ukraine to backstop any peace deal reached with Russia, in lieu of Ukraine joining NATO, a red line for Russia.”

Washington Post: Trump offers “assurance” U.S. won’t send ground troops to Ukraine.

“The White House is planning for a possible trilateral meeting between the U.S., Russian and Ukrainian presidents in the Hungarian capital of Budapest as the next step in negotiating an end to the yearslong war,” Politico reports.

“Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s top aide and China’s chief diplomat hailed their nations’ warming ties, in another signal both sides are recalibrating their foreign policy amid mounting tariff pressure from President Donald Trump,” Bloomberg reports.

“More than half of UK millionaires in a survey signaled they’d be more likely to leave the country if the Labour government introduces a new wealth tax,” Bloomberg reports.

“About 60% of the respondents also said that they thought they could have a better quality of life overseas, according to the survey by financial advisory firm Arton Capital. Nearly half of the questioned millionaire Labour voters indicated they’d be more inclined to exit if a new levy was brought in.”

“The US topped the rankings among wealthy Britons for potential relocation, followed by Canada, Australia and the United Arab Emirates.”

“Its commanders have been assassinated, its air defenses destroyed and its ranks penetrated by Israeli intelligence,” Bloomberg reports.

“Yet somehow, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has emerged from the 12-day war with Israel with more power than before.”