Latvia’s foreign minister is warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin will try to achieve in peace talks what he hasn’t been able to accomplish in his war against Ukraine — weaken the United States and restore control over his smaller neighbor.

Russia's Vladimir Putin will try to achieve in peace talks what he failed to achieve in the war against Ukraine. Namely, to weaken the United States and regain control over Ukraine, Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže says.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy comes to the White House on Friday to ink a deal that would give the U.S. access to his country's mineral resources-- an agreement that President Donald Trump has cast a way to ensure American taxpayers get paid back for supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia.