President Donald Trump appeared to laugh it off Tuesday when an escalator and a teleprompter both malfunctioned during his United Nations visit — but for US officials it was no laughing matter.

The United Nations believes it has solved the mystery of why an escalator abruptly stopped shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump stepped onto it on Tuesday – his videographer may have accidentally triggered a safety mechanism.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed surprise at Donald Trump’s changed stance on the Russia war, noting improved relations between the US and Ukraine. Zelenskyy believes that President Putin’s repeated dishonesty towards Trump has strengthened the bond between their nations. He highlighted enhanced intelligence coordination as crucial for battlefield decisions.