Hello everyone and welcome to Ammanpur.

Here's what's coming up.

Is a peace deal on the horizon for Russia and Ukraine?

U.S. President Trump seems to think so, but what about the Europeans?

I asked France's Minister for European Affairs, Benjamin Haddad.

Then the Russian perspective.

Former Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Kozirov

tells me if Putin actually wants peace. And Hamas agrees to a ceasefire proposal. We have the latest

from Jerusalem. Plus, I speak to the son and lawyer detained media tycoon Jimmy Lai,

whose fate is being decided in Hong Kong's landmark national security trial.

Welcome to the program, everyone.

I'm Biongolodriga in New York, sitting in for Christian Amunpour.

After Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky came to the White House with European leaders,

and President Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, is in Alaska.

Is Moscow's war in Ukraine any closer to ending.

That is not yet clear.

But so far, Trump's attempts to get Putin and Zelensky into the same room don't look promising,

as the Kremlin won't commit to a face-to-face meeting.

And the killing continues.

Russia launched a massive aerial assault during the Washington meetings.

Now European and world leaders are assessing the aftermath of the high stakes meeting.

Benjamin Haddad, Francis Minister of European Affairs, supports a strong and autonomous Ukraine.

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