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The World in Brief from The Economist
Biden denounces Trump verdict; Orban to meet Zelensky, and more
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President Joe Biden denounced the Supreme Court’s decision to grant his predecessor Donald Trump partial immunity from criminal prosecution. Also, Viktor Orban, Hungary’s pro-Russian leader, arrived in Ukraine a day after assuming the EU’s rotating presidency.
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