A few months ago, European leaders weren’t even sure Donald Trump would stick with NATO. Now, as they head to Washington with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, they’re wondering what kind of security guarantees the US leader has in mind for Ukraine https://t.co/9OpmC1Inmk ...

Geopolitical Landscape & Security Guarantees - The US is considering offering security guarantees to Ukraine, potentially resembling "NATO light," without Ukraine joining NATO [3][4] - These guarantees could involve US support for Ukraine in the event of further Russian aggression [4] - The necessity of Russian consent for these security guarantees, which the US could potentially offer unilaterally, remains unclear [5][6] Territorial Concessions & Sanctions - Ukraine insists that territorial issues should only be discussed directly between Ukrainian and Russian leaders, or in a trilateral format involving the US [8] - Ukraine will likely demand new sanctions if Russia refuses trilateral talks [8] - The US and Russia are discussing potential economic cooperation, which contrasts with the Ukrainian perspective on sanctions [9][10] - Any territorial concessions made by Ukraine are unlikely to be legally recognized by Ukraine [10] European Perspective - Europe has incurred significant costs, potentially trillions of dollars, due to sanctions and reduced natural resource flows from Russia [13] - European countries may be hesitant to ease sanctions without a concrete resolution to the crisis [14]

Let's bring in Peter Baker, MSNBC political analyst and chief White House correspondent for the New York Times and MSNBC international affairs analyst and former US ambassador to Russia, Michael McFall. Uh, ambassador, thank you for being here in studio. You get the first question. Anything that Vaughan reported there, does that stand out to you as unique, interesting? What what comes to mind? Well, I think it's a good thing that they're talking about security guarantees. Uh, that was not talked about with ...

Being soft on Russia also means that we end up being soft on China because if China was to move on Taiwan, there's no European ally for a second would consider even jumping in with us after watching us abandon Ukraine. So today, Donald Trump masterfully demonstrated the art of no deal. And and also I would be interested in Ambassador McCll's uh thinking on this because Trump wanted to point out a couple times the business potential that could come out of this, but I don't really understand what can we get f ...

Who does Trump have? Who does Trump have who's a foreign policy thinker uh of caliber who can um help him navigate uh this difficult pass passage? >> So I I think Trump would say that he he is his own uh foreign policy expert that he's um he he knows what what he's doing. Um there's been interesting evidence recently that um uh Vice President JD Vance is playing a greater role in shaping these negotiations. He's developed a close relationship it said with his British counterpart David Lami spent time with h ...

Geopolitical Analysis - NATO's proposal involves a ceasefire and continued asset seizure, potentially aiming for de-facto control of Russia [1] - Russia seeks an agreement ensuring Ukraine's non-membership in NATO [1] Social Media Discourse - RT Real America's Voice (RAV) highlights the perspectives of @mikebenzcyber and @JackPosobiec regarding NATO and Russia [1]

Geopolitical Significance - The Suwalki Gap, a 65mm area, is a crucial land bridge between NATO's central European partners and Baltic allies [1] - Control of the Suwalki Gap by Russia would create a land bridge between Kaliningrad and Belarus [2] - The US and NATO conduct military exercises in the area to deter Russian aggression [2] - The Suwalki Gap is considered by some as NATO's Achilles heel [2]

By arming Ukraine, Donald Trump has given NATO an explicit role in protecting the country, Kurt Volker and Nico Lange write in a guest essay https://t.co/0SxVxaGfRVIllustration: Dan Williams https://t.co/ePvJgVPPjL ...

In a guest essay Kurt Volker and Nico Lange discuss NATO, Ukraine and air defence https://t.co/8lmbS3Bsok ...

General Thierry Burkhard argues that a growing web of bilateral ties, above all between Britain, France and Germany, points to a tangible vision of “what the European pillar of NATO can be” https://t.co/R1j88vsuWr ...