Well, let's get reaction to this historic meeting between Trump and Putin. Joining us now in an exclusive interview is Mark Esper, former defense secretary. Uh, Secretary Esper, it's great to have you back on the show.Welcome. >> Great to be back, Morgan. Thank you.>> So, let's start right there because this is Putin's first time in Alaska. It's also his first time in American soil since 2015. What is the significance of this meeting and the expectations that we should have here.Well, the world's holding it ...

We have Richard Angel coming to us from Ukraine. Richard, watching the meeting between the two men, the warm handshake, um the jovial encounter, the laughing from Vladimir Putin, the let it go. How does that look from Ukraine.>> Well, Ukrainians feel very powerless at this moment. They're feeling very anxious about this meeting and uh they're not going to like what they're seeing right now because the future of this country is on the line. Uh they they talk they're potentially talking about a a ceasefire. U ...

A reminder, this is Vladimir Putin's first time in the United States on US soil in about a decade. We understand the two leaders have not met in quite some time face to face. They have had several conversations. They have met in passing.This face to face though will be the longest they've met since that Helsinki summit we saw in that news conference that made so many headlines. It looks like President Trump is waiting for Vladimir Putin here to greet him. The leader of the United States, the leader of Russi ...

Sorry, President Trump has now emerged from Air Force One. Um, we think that Vladimir Putin might emerge at roughly the same time. So, we'll watch them as they they take the steps to meet, but please do go on.Ambassador Piper. >> Yeah. Yeah.If he can bring uh Putin to agree to a trilateral meeting that includes Ukrainian President Sinsky, that would be a big win. If he can get Putin to agree to an unconditional general ceasefire, that would be a win. But beyond that, I think Ukrainians would be nervous if h ...

I'd like to welcome in the Brookings Institution, uh, the director of foreign policy research, Michael O'Hanlin, who is with us. And Michael, it's good to have you with us as they make their way towards the stage here. You can speak to the fact that we've literally rolled out the red carpet in a way that some said we should not have.Yeah, I think it's fine as long as President Trump remembers what he seems to have concluded these last few months that this war was started by Russia, that this war is being su ...

Geopolitics and Sanctions - The report suggests that current sanctions under President Biden were designed to help Putin sell oil [1] - President Biden allegedly asked India to import Russian oil to prevent oil prices from staying at $127 per barrel after Russia's invasion of Ukraine [2] - The US attempted to limit Russia's revenue through a price cap mechanism, enabling Russian oil to flow to India and China to keep US gasoline prices low [3][4] - President Trump has threatened to sanction India if they continue importing Russian oil [4] - The best-case scenario involves a ceasefire between Putin and Zelensky, potentially leading to the removal of European sanctions on Russia [7][8] - Europe has heavy sanctions, and new European sanctions are coming on refined products from Russian crude [8] Oil Market Dynamics - Shale oil production is reportedly declining [5] - The market is skeptical about disruption risk and sanctions, and is priced for de-escalation [9] - If the meeting fails and sanctions are implemented, the president will need to calibrate them to coincide with a loosening in global oil fundamentals to avoid sending oil prices up [5] - If Russian barrels are lost and crude oil prices rise above $100 again, shale oil cannot simply pump more to compensate [4]

Russian President Vladimir Putin has landed in Alaska for high-stakes talks with President Donald Trump, who seeks to negotiate a ceasefire in Russia’s war with Ukraine. Trump greeted Putin on an Anchorage tarmac shortly after the Russian leader’s plane landed. Trump had arrived earlier. ...

Joining me now, Jack Jacobs, retired US Army Colonel, MSNBC military analyst, and the recipient of the Medal of Honor. So, no better person to be talking battle strategy here with than you, Colonel. So, uh, Trump and Putin are sitting down, of course.Paint a picture of what is happening in this war at this moment on the battlefield. Well, Russia has been trying desperately to gain as much territory on the ground as it possibly can when it was clear that ultimately this if there was going to be an end to the ...

So joining me now is former Secretary of Defense and director of the CIA Leon Petta. And Secretary, you were a very outspoken critic of that Helsinki summit of those optics there. Do you think it could be different this time around.>> Well, for the for the sake of the United States or for the sake of the world, I hope it is because that that press conference in Finland was a disaster. uh to have the president of the United States uh stand up and say that he accepts Russian intelligence over uh the United St ...

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