The attack comes after President Trump ordered the Defense Department last month to prepare to intervene militarily in Nigeria to protect Christians from Islamic militants.
Before the strikes on Thursday, President Trump said he would halt all aid and go in “guns-a-blazing” to target affiliates of a resurgent Islamic State.
There was no immediate confirmation from the White House about a meeting, which President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has sought since the latest U.S.-.led push for peace got underway.
Government officials have traditionally steered clear of such overtly religious language, as the Constitution prohibits the establishment of an official state religion.