Good evening. I'm Jeff Bennett. I'm the Navaz is away. On the news hour tonight,

European allies forge ahead with their own plans to bring about peace in Ukraine after President

Trump's public dispute with Ukrainian President Zelensky. On the eve of President Trump's first

addressed to Congress since returning

to the White House, our newest poll reveals most Americans think he's rushing changed,

with little regard for the consequences. And journalist, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, Maria

Ressa, discusses the state of democracy in the U.S. and lessons learned from the autocratic

Duterte regime in the Philippines.

You have to decide the world you want to live in.

You have to decide whether rule of law exists.

You cannot normalize impunity.

Welcome to the News Hour. President Trump today continued his pressure campaign on Ukraine,

insinuating that President Volodymyr Zelensky should step down if he doesn't want a peace deal that follows their

unprecedented clash in that Friday Oval Office meeting. Western leaders have been scrambling

to help mend the relationship, but also make plans to maintain support for Ukraine if the

U.S. walks away.

Nick Schiffrin reports.

In the White House today, President Trump kept up pressure on Ukraine's embattled president.

I just think you should be more appreciative because this country has stuck with them through thick and thin.

It was even harsher on truth social, writing, America will not put up with it for much

longer, a response to this statement by President Volodymer Zelensky yesterday.

An agreement to end the war is still very, very far away, and no one has started

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