Another issue being discussed at the White House today, the war in Ukraine.

During their meeting in the Oval Office, German Chancellor Friedrich Murs urged President Trump

to increase pressure on Russia, but Mr. Trump made no such commitments and instead compared

Ukraine and Russia to two fighting children who need to work out their differences.

Nick Schifrin reports.

Today in the Oval Office, an attempt to tie the U.S. to Europe by family.

This is the birth certificate of Donald Trump's grandfather.

And history, German Chancellor Frederick Meitz, cited the U.S. support of Western Europe

against the Nazis as a reason for the U.S. to side with Ukraine.

May I remind you that we are having June 6th tomorrow.

This is the day anniversary when the Americans once ended a war in Europe.

That was not a pleasant day for you?

No, that was not a pleasant.

Well, this was the liberation of my country from Nazi dictatorship.

America is again in a very strong position to do something on this war and ending this war.

We are looking for more pressure on Russia.

But more than three years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, President Trump

today suggested the war should maybe continue.

Sometimes you see two young children fighting like crazy.

They hate each other and they're fighting in a park.

And you try and pull them apart. They don't want to be pulled.

Sometimes you're better off letting them fight for a while and then pulling them apart.

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