Normally in diplomacy, you would hold that back a trip to the United States. We all remember when Trump raised the prospect in his first term of the Taliban coming to Camp David, and there were a lot of us sitting around. Maybe the reason they didn't come was that's just so strategically stupid.Yeah. And now we're inviting the leader of a country that's invaded an ally not to sign an agreement, not because he's made major, major concessions just to feel each other out, according to the president earlier tod ...

Let's bring in NBC News senior national politics reporter Jonathan Allen, NBC News chief international correspondent Kier Simmons and former under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs Rick Stangle. John, set the stage for us. What is the plan for Friday's summit.Uh yeah, I mean we're looking at uh right now for uh Trump and uh and Putin to get together for a US and uh Russia to get together and talk about this plan for uh bringing a piece about. But there's an opportunity potentially u ...

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Yes, Mr. . President, have Putin and Zilinski agreed to a summit yet. And where and when would that be.Well, there's a a very good prospect that they will, and we haven't determined where, but we had some very good talks with President Putin today, and uh there's a very good chance that we could be ending the ending the round, ending the end of that road. That road was uh long and continues to be long, but uh there's a good chance that there will be a meeting very soon. You think you are to a deal.Excuse me ...

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