The U.S. president declared Saturday that he would forego his previous demand for an initial ceasefire, making it easier for Putin to continue the war and dictate terms of a peace agreement at gunpoint.

When President Donald Trump declared a federal takeover of Washington, DC’s law enforcement this week, he framed it as an emergency order to crack down on crime and disorder. But threaded through his announcement was a broader vision for the aesthetic transformation of the US capital: He promised to “clean up” the city by removing homeless encampments and graffiti.

Trump on Monday federalized the Washington, D.C., police department and ordered the deployment of National Guard troops in the capital city.