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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Skiyovone. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky

says Russian leader Vladimir Putin has no intention of ending the war in Ukraine. NPR's Greg

Myrie reports that many Ukrainians are wary about

Friday's summit between Putin and President Trump. The statement came during the Ukrainian leader's

nightly address. Putin may be talking about peace, but, says Zelensky, the Russian leader is planning

for more war. Ukraine's president said he met with military commanders and concluded

that Putin is, quote, certainly not getting ready for a ceasefire or an end to the war. He added

that Putin sees his summit with Trump in Alaska as a personal victory, but does not expect him

to change his approach to Ukraine.

Russia and Ukraine continue to exchange fire in the run-up to the summit.

Zelensky has not been invited and many Ukrainians worry the country will be presented with a proposal in which it had no input.

Greg Myrie, NPR News, Kiev.

A targeted Israeli airstrike has killed Gaza's most famous television journalist Anas al-Shrif and five other journalists, most of them, working with Al-Jazeera.

Israel accused Al-Sharif 10 months ago of working to promote Hamas propaganda and says it has proof al-Sharif worked with Hamas.

The committee to protect journalists called Israel's allegations unsubstantiated and says

the military has killed nearly 200 Palestinian journalists in Gaza.

Texas House Democrats are still out of the state for a second week on a quorum break,

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