Today’s notice: Is there a peace deal forming for Russia and Ukraine? It depends on who you ask. Scenes from an unorthodox National Guard deployment. A DHS speechwriter’s “vast digital footprint.” And: Congress’ favorite side hustle.
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Trump’s “cards on the table” moment has come. The president is meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, today at the White House, alongside a who’s-who of European leaders all hoping to see a peace deal.
Depending on who you ask, the contours of a potential agreement seem to be forming.
“We were able to win the following concession: That the United States could offer Article 5-like protection, which is one of the real reasons why Ukraine wants to be in NATO,” Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday, referring to the alliance’s collective defense clause. It was the “first time we had ever heard the Russians agree to that,” he added, while insisting that full NATO membership for Ukraine was still off the table.