World leaders meet in Munich to discuss the fate of Ukraine.

Now the President Trump has abruptly changed U.S. foreign policy toward that country's war with Russia.

I'm Ayesha Roscoe.

And I'm Scott Simon, and this is up first from NPR News.

Ukrainian president, Vladimir Zelensky, calls for security guarantees in any peace agreement.

Right now, Ukraine's army, supported by global aid, thank you so much, is holding back Russia.

But if not us, then who will stop them?

We'll have more on that.

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And more in last month's fatal plane crash outside of Washington, D.C.

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President Trump is called for a speedy end to Russia's war in Ukraine and is pressing Zelensky for concessions.

NPR's Ukraine correspondent, Joanna Kukisis, joins us from Kiev.

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