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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder. President Trump's special envoy to Ukraine and Russia is in Kiev. Keith Kellogg arrived today as Trump prepares to make what he says is a major statement on Russia. NPR's Charles Maines is in Moscow. May see Trump make some announcement regarding new sanctions against Russia's energy sector in particular. A Senate package that Senator Graham has pushed appears to have been reconfigured to give Trump the option to use these sanctions on and off at will as a kind of snap pressure tactic on Moscow. Late yesterday, Trump confirmed that the U.S. is sending Patriot air defense missiles to help Ukraine defend against Russian aerial attacks.

President Trump is expected to meet with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte today. Terry Schultz has more on the NATO chief's visit. Military assistance for Ukraine will be high on Secretary-General Rutte's agenda in Washington. So President Trump's Sunday statement that he will send Kiev more Patriot air defense missiles will be welcome news for him. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said last week that Germany has agreed to pay for two Patriot air defense systems to be sent to Ukraine and that Norway has agreed to supply one. Senator Lindsey Graham says he and other lawmakers will have dinner

with Putin Monday night. As he told CBS News, Congress is on the verge of passing the most consequential sanctions package in the history of the country against Russia for its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. For NPR News, I'm Terri Schultz in Brussels. Back in Washington, the Trump administration is defending its latest mass deportation effort, including last week's immigration raids in Southern California. And the White House says it's going to appeal a federal ruling that blocks immigration officers from detaining

people solely based on race. Here's NPR's Luke Garrett reporting. A federal judge in California said Friday there was a mountain of evidence supporting claims that immigration arrests in Southern California were often based on race and ordered the Trump administration to stop the sweeps. Trump's border czar Tom Homan denies that immigration officers are racially profiling detainees, but admits to CNN people with legal status sometimes get caught up in the raids. We do have collateral arrests in many areas because we're out looking for those public safety threats. Democratic Senator Alex Padilla of California tells CNN people have reason to worry.

What if I was outside a Home Depot because I like to do some work around the house, not dressed in a suit? Would I be a target of ICE enforcement? The White House says it arrested hundreds of people during the Thursday raids at two cannabis farms in Southern California. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington. Former Nigerian President Mohamedou Bahari has died. Bahari died Sunday in London, where he'd been receiving medical treatment. He was 82. Bahari initially took power after a 1983 military coup ousted less than 20 months later. In 2015, he became Nigeria's first opposition candidate to win a presidential election.

This is NPR News. In Lexington, Kentucky, two people killed in a shooting at a church and authorities say the suspected shooter also shot and wounded a Kentucky State Police Trooper earlier in the day. Stan Engold with Member Station WEKU has more. Law enforcement officials say the suspect shot a Kentucky State Police Trooper during a traffic stop before going to the church. Lexington Police Chief Lawrence Weathers says they are still investigating the suspect's

motive. The suspect fired his weapon at individuals on church property. Preliminary information indicates that the suspect may have had a connection to the individuals at the church. Weathers says two female victims were pronounced dead at the scene. The other two victims, both males, were transported to a local hospital. One victim was reported to have sustained critical injuries, the other was reported to be in stable condition.

The trooper is also listed in stable condition. Weather says the suspect was shot by responding law enforcement and was pronounced dead at the scene. For NPR News, I'm Stan Engold in Richmond, Kentucky. Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs is questioning the National Park Service's response to wildfires at the Grand Canyon. She's calling for an investigation. Park officials say public access to an area around the North Rim is closed for the season

because of two wildfires. Public access to the area closed again after flames destroyed a historic lodge and dozens of other structures, including notable cabins. Wall Street stocks are pointing toward a lower open this morning following President Trump's latest tariff announcement imposing a 30 percent tax on products from the European Union and Mexico. I'm Giles Snyder.

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