Trump meets Zelenskyy as Ukraine and Iran conflicts overlap

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday as Kyiv seeks continued U.S. support while the wars in Ukraine and Iran increasingly intersect. The talks come as Washington weighs its approach to both conflicts. Trump has paused airstrikes against Iran in favor of diplomacy, while Ukraine has stepped up longrange attacks on Russian targets. The meeting also comes amid a new push in the U.S. Senate for sanctions on Russia and on countries that keep buying Russian energy. A bipartisan bill would target Russian officials, institutions and major energy projects, while also imposing tariffs on some of the biggest buyers of Russian oil and gas, including China and India. The article also notes rising tension after Ukraine struck an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea over the weekend. Tehran has threatened retaliation, and Ukrainian and Western analysts say the conflicts are becoming more closely linked.