The US leadership did not plan any "ambush" when inviting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Washington, according to US National Security Advisor Michael Waltz. "Success looks like President Zelenskyy sitting down and talking the terms of peace,

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sabotaged U.S. efforts to try and negotiate an end to the war with Russia.

In stunning scenes on Friday that sent political shockwaves across Europe, Zelenskyy was mocked and belittled by Trump and Vice President JD Vance, who accused him of not doing enough to end Moscow’s full-scale invasion and being ungrateful for American aid.

As of 6:30 a.m., Metropolitan Police Department officers as well as United States Secret Service agents are on the scene at 15th Street Northwest. As a precaution, Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi says northbound lanes of 15th Street are closed at Constitution Avenue and southbound lanes are closed at F Street.

A group of bipartisan senators met with Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday ahead of the tense exchange between the Ukrainian leader, Donald Trump and J.D. Vance.

The White House’s move to take control of which outlets participate in the press pool is a break from a century of tradition with the White House Correspondents’ Association.