President Biden said Saturday that he would not make it easier for Ukraine to join NATO, a comment that comes on the heels of his White House meeting with the defense alliance’s leader.
Also on Saturday, leaders from African nations met with President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg, with the hope of persuading the Russian leader to seek peace talks with Ukraine. The peace mission — which includes officials from Senegal, Egypt, Zambia, the Comoros, Egypt, Uganda and the Republic of Congo — met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Friday as the capital was hit by a Russian attack that combined ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones.