AoSHQ The Morning Report
September 30, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Fox News anchor Bret Baier in an exclusive interview with "Special Report" that his relationship with President Donald Trump has grown closer, with more frequent communication and stronger alignment on how to handle the ongoing war with Russia.In Other News
Asked directly by Baier if his ties with Trump had improved, Zelenskyy said, "I think we have better relations than before. It’s good that we have often [had] phone calls and meetings, and the fact that [Russian President Vladimir] Putin was lying to President Trump so many times also made a difference between us."
Zelenskyy also said the intelligence shared between Kyiv and Washington is now more closely aligned, which he described as important for making decisions on the battlefield.
FBI Director Kash Patel has revealed that the bureau is currently joining forces with the Treasury Department to trace the funding of political violence erupting across the United States, pointing out that some of the money might be coming from locations overseas.In Other News
“In terms of how we crack down on the root cause of this violence, for now, putting aside the ideological motivations and how they got there, the monetary issue is a real issue,” Patel said.
“And as I've said before, we follow the money," Patel continued. "So we work with our partners at the Treasury Department to trace where the money came from, how these individuals paid for the training they received, or the platforms they were using, and also how these individuals collectively got together in whatever groups they were on, on whatever social media sites they were on, to utilize clickbait to make money for their ideology.”
“And so to trace all of those we are using, not just in Charlie's investigation, but others, lawful process... on any entity that is related in any way, financially, to any of these criminal acts of violence, and we are going to hold them accountable with our partners at the Department of Justice,” the FBI director said.