Earlier this month, the White House began denying the AP’s access to Trump and other officials at Air Force One, the White House briefing room, and other events because it hasn’t complied with the Trump administration’s unilateral renaming of the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, with the AP’s influential stylebook noting the administration’s policies aren’t recognized internationally.
Trump, meanwhile, said Russian President Vladimir Putin had “no problem” with such a force, and added that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky could visit the White House as soon as this week to cement a deal giving U.S. access to Ukrainian rare minerals as repayment for defense assistance.
It was a far cry from last week, when Trump called Zelensky a dictator and falsely accused him of starting the war with Russia, which in fact began with Russia invading in 2022 after a decade of slow-burning support for separatist groups in Ukraine’s eastern territories.
“We have committed to building a lasting peace as Europeans, we have committed to being stakeholders in these security guarantees, and we are also well aware that Europeans need to do more for security in Europe, for defense in Europe,” he said.
“He may come in this week or next week to sign the agreement ... which would be nice, I'd love to meet him,” Trump said.
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