President Trump said he spoke with Russian President Putin after meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and the European Union.

Ukraine’s President Volodmyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that Russia was doing everything it could to make sure that a meeting between him and Vladimir Putin does not take place, and called on Ukraine’s allies to apply fresh sanctions on Moscow if it showed no desire to end its invasion.

"European countries followed Mr. Zelenskiy to Washington and tried to advance their agenda there, which aims to ensure that security guarantees are based on the logic of isolating

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has decorated some of the soldiers sent to Russia to help it in its war against Ukraine, hailing the "heroes" who had "cemented" the North Korean army's reputation and saying there would be more such deployments.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held a ceremony to honor the country's troops deployed to Russia, state media reported Friday, calling them "great heroes and great patriots."