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President Donald Trump has his sights once again on ending the war in Ukraine, announcing another meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin after a first summit in Alaska failed to yield progress.

The president framed the decision, announced after he spoke with Putin for more than two hours Thursday, as a plan to bring peace at last to a conflict that he once claimed he’d solve within a day. But it also deflates any pressure that had been building on Putin in recent weeks as Trump vented frustration with the Russian leader’s foot-dragging to end the war. 

Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition Bloomberg's Mario Parker is in for Kailey. Joe and Mario speak with:

• Former US Ambassador to Georgia Ian Kelly.
• Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Commodity Strategist Mike McGlone.
• Center for Strategic and International Studies Defense and Security Department Senior Fellow Ben Jensen.
• Harvard Kennedy School's Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and former RNC Communications Director Lisa Camooso Miller.