Trump Links Ending Ukraine War to Heaven Hopes After European Summit

President Trump, following a White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, joked on Fox & Friends about his chances of going to heaven, linking it to his efforts to save lives by ending the conflict. He expressed a desire to save thousands of lives a week and mentioned his involvement in brokering peace in other international conflicts, such as between India and Pakistan and efforts to stop tensions between Iran and Israel. Trump suggested that a peace deal with Russia might involve Ukraine making territorial concessions and that Europe would likely shoulder much of the security burden, explicitly excluding NATO from such arrangements. He also indicated hopes for a face-to-face meeting between himself and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Throughout his remarks, Trump mixed discussions of geopolitical strategy with theological reflections, demonstrating a unique framing of his presidential actions as having moral and spiritual significance.