The conversation between Putin and Trump may be important for their bilateral, but they cannot agree on anything about Ukraine without the US. The US is sending 800 National Guards and FBI agents to DC to clean up the city, and the mayor has been praising the cooperation. Meanwhile, the Texas lawmakers are considering gerrymandering, and the president is pushing for it. The situation in Ukraine is dire, with a major push for a land grab by Russia, and the US is considering imposing secondary sanctions on Russia's oil and products.