Live Updates: Peace Talks Continue In Ukraine-russia War; Congress Tries To Pass Trump's Agenda

The United States continues to facilitate peace negotiation discussions between Russia and Ukraine, but top U.S. officials, including President Trump, warned that if substantial progress is not achieved soon, Washington will pull back from its mediating role. 

Trump contended that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin might not want to achieve peace in Eastern Europe after all, following a series of Kremlin strikes on Ukrainian cities in recent days. 

The president met briefly with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of late Pope Francis’s funeral in Rome on Saturday, with Kyiv’s leader touting it as a “good” and “symbolic” discussion. 

Zelensky is set to appear on ABC’s “This Week” where he will likely discuss his Saturday meeting with Trump in Rome.

Plus, members of Congress are returning to Washington on Monday after recess to continue their push to pass Trump’s legislative agenda. 

Trump's package would include $9.3 billion in cuts, already approved by Congress, to NPR, PBS and the State Department, Punchbowl News reported, citing multiple sources familiar with the matter.

Lawmakers will also look to extend Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, while increasing spending on defense and border security through the reconciliation process. Several lawmakers, including Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) as well as Reps. Jason Smith (R-Mo.) and Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.), are slated to make appearances on the Sunday shows.

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