Ukrainian officials say more than 19,000 children have been unlawfully deported to Russia or occupied areas, with reports suggesting the number could be far higher.

The second Oval Office meeting in six months between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy went off smoothly, in sharp contrast to their disastrous encounter in February.

NO PROMISES — If Monday was a day of promising resets and unexpected breakthroughs on the road toward peace in Ukraine, today was something of a regression to the mean. The auspicious talk of security guarantees and bilateral and trilateral meetings gave way to reality.