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YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Zelensky calls for a face-to-face meeting with Putin

The GOP-controlled House on Thursday passed legislation authorizing funding for military aid to Ukraine and sanctions on Russia, a largely symbolic move that nonetheless demonstrates some Republicans’ willingness to buck President Trump on foreign policy. Eighteen Republicans and Independent Rep. Kevin Kiley (Calif.) joined Democrats to pass the measure, which was brought to the floor through a discharge petition by Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The final tally was 226-95. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) was the only Democrat to vote against the measure. Read More: https://thehill.com/policy/international/5911086-house-passes-ukraine-aid/ #ukraine #russia #war #congress #putin #zelensky

AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - Scoop: Trump's Iran envoys quietly convene nuclear experts in Tennessee

President Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner traveled to the national lab in Oak Ridge, Tennessee on Thursday for consultations with a team of technical experts that could play a role in nuclear negotiations with Iran , Axios has learned. Why it matters: The White House is trying to reach a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran to end the war and begin in-depth nuclear negotiations, and wants to have experts at the ready should those talks be launched. - The U.S. and Iran are still at odds on several details of the MOU, according to U.S. officials and regional sources involved in the mediation. - The sources characterized the negotiations as in their final stretch, but it remains unclear whether agreement will…

President Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner traveled to the national lab in Oak Ridge, Tennessee on Thursday for consultations with a team of technical experts that could play a role in nuclear negotiations with Iran , Axios has learned. Why it matters: The White House is trying to reach a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran to end the war and begin in-depth nuclear negotiations, and wants to have experts at the ready should those talks be launched. - The U.S. and Iran are still at odds on several details of the MOU, according to U.S. officials and regional sources involved in the mediation. - The sources characterized the negotiations as in their final stretch, but it remains unclear whether agreement will…Open