White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt blasted a New York Times reporter as a “left-wing stenographer” after he compared President Donald Trump to Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s crackdown on press freedoms.

CNN’s Erin Burnett reports on President Donald Trump’s comments that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin will not “violate his word” on Ukraine. Trump also appeared to shift his tone from recent days on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a meeting and a joint press conference with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House.

A day before he meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, President Donald Trump expressed confidence that Russian leader Vladimir Putin "will keep his word" on any deal to end the war in Ukraine.

Trump held a meeting with United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House during which they discussed Ukraine, tariffs and the relationship between the two countries. The prime minister presented Trump with a letter from King Charles during a photo op at the White House.

President Trump made the remarks to reporters at the start of a White House meeting Monday with French President Emmanuel Macron.

Rubio defended the tone and tenor of his boss during Friday's White House clash with Zelensky before he was asked about the leadership in Moscow.

U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to the White House. Starmer's trip, coming a few days after French President Emmanuel Macron's own visit, reflects the mounting concern felt by much of Europe that Trump's aggressive push to find an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine signals his willingness to concede too much to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is visiting the White House to try to convince President Donald Trump that peace in Ukraine will endure only if Kyiv and European leaders are at the negotiating table along with Moscow.

The Trump-Zelensky meeting stunned American observers and was widely celebrated by allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

More now from the press pack in the Oval Office, who report Trump saying that it would be great if he and Zelensky can stop the war between Russia and Ukraine. Zelensky then says there should be "no compromises" with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the negotiation of a peace deal.