Michelle Martin

To help us sort this out, we're joined now by NPR White House correspondent Asma Khalid. Asma, good morning. Good morning. So what at this point is the White House saying about tariffs on China?

To help us sort this out, we're joined now by NPR White House correspondent Asma Khalid. Asma, good morning. Good morning. So what at this point is the White House saying about tariffs on China?

Does this really seem like a shift after all this kind of tit for tat, back and forth escalation around this?

Does this really seem like a shift after all this kind of tit for tat, back and forth escalation around this?

Does this really seem like a shift after all this kind of tit for tat, back and forth escalation around this?

OK, so let's talk more about China. Is this just a change in rhetoric or do we see an actual change in policy? Mm hmm.

OK, so let's talk more about China. Is this just a change in rhetoric or do we see an actual change in policy? Mm hmm.

OK, so let's talk more about China. Is this just a change in rhetoric or do we see an actual change in policy? Mm hmm.

Sirens and the crackle of Ukraine's air defenses filled the skies of Kyiv last night as Russia launched another wave of attacks.

Sirens and the crackle of Ukraine's air defenses filled the skies of Kyiv last night as Russia launched another wave of attacks.

Sirens and the crackle of Ukraine's air defenses filled the skies of Kyiv last night as Russia launched another wave of attacks.

We wanted to get a view on how these developments are seen in Russia, so we're joined by NPR's Charles Maines from Moscow. Charles, good morning.

We wanted to get a view on how these developments are seen in Russia, so we're joined by NPR's Charles Maines from Moscow. Charles, good morning.

We wanted to get a view on how these developments are seen in Russia, so we're joined by NPR's Charles Maines from Moscow. Charles, good morning.

So once again, we've seen President Trump really lay into Ukraine, and Zelensky in particular, saying he is blocking a peace deal. So tell us more about this, and how is it being seen in Moscow?

So once again, we've seen President Trump really lay into Ukraine, and Zelensky in particular, saying he is blocking a peace deal. So tell us more about this, and how is it being seen in Moscow?

So once again, we've seen President Trump really lay into Ukraine, and Zelensky in particular, saying he is blocking a peace deal. So tell us more about this, and how is it being seen in Moscow?

You know, one of the criticisms of Trump's approach to negotiations is that it does appear so one-sided. Trump seems to be asking a lot of Ukraine and so little of Russia. Why is that?

You know, one of the criticisms of Trump's approach to negotiations is that it does appear so one-sided. Trump seems to be asking a lot of Ukraine and so little of Russia. Why is that?

You know, one of the criticisms of Trump's approach to negotiations is that it does appear so one-sided. Trump seems to be asking a lot of Ukraine and so little of Russia. Why is that?