“For President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, a lot is riding on how much he can trust President Trump,” the New York Times reports.

“Mr. Trump offered only vague assurances on Monday that the United States would play a role in guaranteeing Ukraine’s safety if Mr. Zelensky were to cut a deal with President Vladimir Putin of Russia to stop the fighting.”

Said Trump: “We’re going to make sure it works. And I think if we can get to peace, it’s going to work. I have no doubt about it.”

Bloomberg: “US and European officials started work on bolstering Ukraine’s military, part of a package of security guarantees that will open a path to a landmark meeting between presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskiy.”

Hamas accepted a new ceasefire proposal pushed by Egypt and Qatar that would release Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, though it’s unclear if the terms are agreeable to Israel, the New York Times reports.

Tom Nichols: “The meeting at the White House today yielded little progress toward peace—but it could have been far worse.”

President Trump privately boasted to a fellow world leader that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a deal with him, “as crazy as that sounds,” Mediaite reports.

Said Trump: “I think he wants to make a deal with me.”

CNN: Trump caught on hot mic moment talking about making a deal with Putin.

“Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was thankful over a dozen times during public remarks with President Trump at the White House on Monday,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Trump had criticized Zelensky during a previous meeting in February for not expressing sufficient gratitude.”

“Ukraine will promise to buy $100 billion of American weapons financed by Europe in a bid to obtain US guarantees for its security after a peace settlement with Russia,” the Financial Times reports.

“Under the proposals, Kyiv and Washington would also strike a $50 billion deal to produce drones with Ukrainian companies that have pioneered the technology since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.”