President Donald Trump told reporters on Sunday that he had three requirements for Russian President Vladimir Putin, all of which he expected to be met in order to stop the bloodshed and end the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Trump spoke to the press at the airport in Morristown, New Jersey, as he prepared to board Air Force One and return to the White House after a long weekend trip that included his attendance at the funeral for the late Pope Francis as well as a one-on-one meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Reporters began with questions about the meeting with Zelensky at the Vatican — which, after their highly-publicized Oval Office blowout, was much less dramatic — and Trump said that the pair had had a “good meeting.”

“We had a good meeting, it was a nice meeting — it was a beautiful meeting, I tell you , it was the nicest office I’ve ever seen,” Trump said. “It was a beautiful scene. He was very — he wants to do something good for his country. He thinks he’s doing a good job, he’s working hard, we’ll see what happens.”

Trump went on to say that Zelensky had told him that “he needs more weapons, but he’s been saying that for three years. He needs more weapons and we’re going to see what happens with respect to Russia because, Russia, I’ve been surprised and disappointed that they did the bombing of those places after discussions.”

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.@POTUS on his meeting with President Zelenskyy: We had a good meeting… he wants to do something good for his country… I want to see what happens with respect to Russia because I've been surprised and disappointed that they did the bombing of those places after discussions. pic.twitter.com/OmkDiv0TIR

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The follow-up question moved on to Trump’s plans with regard to Russia, and a reporter asked him, “What do you want Vladimir Putin to do?”

“Well, I want him to stop shooting, sit down and sign a deal. We have the confines of a deal, I believe,” Trump replied. “And I want him to sign it and be done with it, and just go back to life.”

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REPORTER: What do you want Vladimir Putin to do?@POTUS: "I want him to stop shooting, sit down and sign a deal. We have the confines of a deal, I believe." pic.twitter.com/GAhIY6tBx2

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 27, 2025

The pilot of the Black Hawk that crashed into a passenger jet in January, killing all 67 people aboard both aircraft, failed to turn the military helicopter when advised to do so by her co-pilot, according to a new report.

On Sunday, The New York Times published new details on various “failures” underlying the mid-air collision, which happened over the Potomac River in the Washington, D.C., area.

In the final moments, Capt. Rebecca Lobach, who was piloting the Army Black Hawk Helicopter involved in the crash, was told by her co-pilot and instructor, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Loyd Eaves, that he believed air traffic control wanted them to turn left to avoid the American Airlines passenger jet as it was about to land at Reagan National Airport.

“Turning left would have opened up more space between the helicopter and Flight 5342, which was heading for Runway 33 at an altitude of roughly 300 feet,” the New York Times report said. “She did not turn left.”

Investigators “might never know why” Lobach continued flying the helicopter straight, the report asserted.

“There is no indication that she was suffering from health issues at the time or that a medical event affected her during those final moments aboard the Black Hawk, according to friends and people familiar with the crash investigation, which included autopsies and performance log reviews,” it said.

As noted in the report, there were other issues underlying the deadly incident, including those related to the helicopter’s altitude and radio communications.

The air traffic controller had contacted the Black Hawk, asking if its crew had seen the passenger jet, according to the report. Eaves said they saw “traffic” and requested permission for “visual separation” that would allow the helicopter to maneuver around it.

But cockpit voice recordings “indicate” the controller’s command for the Black Hawk to “pass behind” the passenger jet may not have been heard by the military helicopter crew because of a “bleep-out” when they activated their microphone.

Two seconds after the controller’s cut-out instruction, Eaves again communicated that the helicopter had the jet in its sights and sought the go-ahead for visual separation. In their last communication, the controller replied, “Vis sep approved.” That’s when, with 15 seconds to go, Eaves told Lobach that he believed air traffic control had given them the go-ahead to turn.