The highly anticipated meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled for next week in Alaska, and Ukraine is already drawing a red line. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is vowing that Ukraine will not cede territory to Russia as part of any potential peace deal. Trump told White House reporters on Friday that there could be “some swapping of territories to the betterment of both” as a way to end the war.

Polls show most Israelis want a cease-fire to bring back hostages and end the country's war with the Hamas terror group. Prime Minister Netanyahu is moving forward with his plan to seize Gaza City, which is controlled by Hamas. His plan has drawn rebuke from allies—Germany has halted some military exports to Israel, and more than 20 Arab and Muslim nations are calling Israel’s push into Gaza City a “dangerous escalation” and a “flagrant violation of international law.”