Alright, here’s what’s on tap for the day: Australia ’s leader prepares to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in the shadow of an AUKUS review , Trump resumes his balancing act on the war in Ukraine , and a key U.S. government advisor is arrested .

Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Situation Report, where one of your co-authors managed to secure FIFA World Cup tickets for next year but is refusing to take the other one along.

Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Situation Report, where one of your co-authors managed to secure FIFA World Cup tickets for next year but is refusing to take the other one along.

Alright, here’s what’s on tap for the day: Australia’s leader prepares to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in the shadow of an AUKUS review, Trump resumes his balancing act on the war in Ukraine, and a key U.S. government advisor is arrested.

Tightrope Walk

Third time’s the charm for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who will finally get a bilateral sit-down with Trump at the White House on Monday, after two missed opportunities that were widely perceived as snubs from Trump back home. The two leaders were scheduled to meet at the G-7 summit in Canada in June, but Trump left the gathering early to deal with an escalating security situation in the Middle East. Trump also left Albanese off his bilateral meeting schedule at the United Nations General Assembly last month, though the duo did meet at a larger reception that Trump hosted on the sidelines and took a selfie together before scheduling Monday’s White House meeting.

The delay in securing a meeting with Trump, while the subject of endless headlines, may not necessarily hurt Albanese domestically. Trump remains hugely unpopular among the Australian public, with a new poll this week by the University of Sydney’s United St