With a chance to make a better second impression in the Oval Office, gratitude diplomacy was front and center for Zelenskyy. In addition to thanking the president six times, Zelenskyy extended gratitude to Melania Trump for personally writing to Russian President Vladimir Putin to think about the Ukrainian children and urge peace.

Despite President Trump's diplomatic push for a resolution to the war in Ukraine, Russia continued its relentless bombing there Monday night. Meanwhile, the White House has confirmed that during President Trump's Monday phone call with Vladimir Putin,