As Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives at the White House to meet Donald Trump, two wars separated by thousands of kilometers are quietly merging into a single diplomatic knot. A Senate vote on sweeping Russian sanctions, Ukraine's strike on an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea, and negotiations over joint weapons production all converge on the same Tuesday — a reminder that modern conflicts rarely stay within the borders drawn for them. The question hanging over Washington is whether this convergence of pressures will hasten resolution or deepen the entanglement.
Zelenskyy meets Trump as Ukraine-Iran tensions escalate amid Russia sanctions vote
Russian strikes on eastern Ukraine killed seven people and injured over 20; one killed and two injured in Belgorod region from Ukrainian drone strike.