Trump and Zelenskyy meet as the U.S war against Iran and Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine have threatened to overlap in recent days.

"We would buy their drones ... And you know, if we made that deal, we'd have great protection. I love the protection," Trump told reporters at the press conference in the Turkish capital of Ankara.

The chorus of optimism has quieted on several fronts, including Zelensky’s struggle with corruption and his relations with Trump.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky met with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday at the White House, where they discussed Ukraine's air defenses.

President Donald Trump’s inability to find peace in Ukraine — a war he once claimed would be over the day he took office — has caused him enormous frustration. But the focus of his ire has zig-zagged throughout his second term in office.

Garry Kasparov is the chairman of the Renew Democracy Initiative and was the 13th world chess champion. Whether or not President Donald Trump persuades Republicans to pass the Save America Act, his recent speech about threats to the country’s electoral system is part of a dangerous attack on election integrity.

Trump reportedly spoke with Putin and Zelenskyy as Ukraine struck Russian targets and Moscow launched another deadly attack on Kyiv.

President Donald Trump said he was hopeful that Russia’s war in Ukraine was nearing an endgame as he met on Monday with French President Emmanuel Macron on the third anniversary of the invasion.