Uh, we want to bring in New York Times chief White House correspondent Peter Baker. He's also an MSNBC political analyst and Atlantic staff writer David Graham is also still with us. Peter, that um that largely resembled a lot of the cabinet meetings that we've seen Donald Trump hold over the years with his cabinet officials where they praise him, but this was, you know, leaders of state doing it.Um, in some cases putting a lot of flattery on on Donald Trump's plate. How do you read what we just witnessed. ...

all of the wonderful things that took place today. We've had a very successful day thus far and important discussions as we work to end the killing and stop the war in Ukraine. We're all working for the same goal.Very simple goal. We want to stop the killing, get this settled. I've uh just had the uh honor of being with President Zalinski and all of the uh discussions that we've had. We covered a lot of territory and uh I spoke indirectly with President Putin today.We're going to call President Putin right ...

Last week, you warned of what you called severe consequences if a 30-day ceasefire or any type of ceasefire were not agreed to by Russia. Will there be severe consequences. Does that change.Because I don't think you need a ceasefire. You know, if you look at the six deals that I settled this year, they were all at war. I didn't do any ceasefires.And I know that it might be good to have, but I can also understand strategically why well, you know, one country or the other wouldn't want it. you have a ceasefir ...

That's what struck me, uh, Aean, the the president repeating numerous times that he doesn't think a ceasefire is necessary anymore to make progress. But if you heard some of the other leaders in that room, Chancellor Mert suggesting, I don't think we could have a a trilateral meeting or take this to that next step without it. Uh, calling it a necessity.President Mcronone of France dictating that as well. Uh, it's a a truce is a necessity, he said. Let's start there.Yeah, I think it's smart to put your finge ...

President of the United States along with key European leaders there in the East Room. A true unprecedented gathering of European leadership in the White House. Really world leaders gathering in the White House at a single moment as President Trump was just talking about the so-called coalition of the willing meeting today to try and put an end to the war in Ukraine. The president suggesting we'll give it our best shot. sounded reasonably optimistic in fact that they were going to make some progress today. ...

The Alaska summit reinforced my belief that while difficult pieces were within reach and I believe that in a very significant step, President Putin agreed that Russia would accept security guarantees for Ukraine and this is one of the key points that we need to consider and we're going to be considering that at the table also like who will do what essentially I'm optimistic that collectively we can reach an agreement that would deter any future aggression against Ukraine And I actually think there won't be ...

I think this is extremely helpful that we are meeting and hearing that the two of you are uh having such a good meeting today here in Washington. The next steps ahead are the more complicated ones now. The the path is open.You opened it last uh Friday, but now the way is open for complicated negotiations. And to be honest, we all would like to see a ceasefire, the latest from the next meeting on. I can't imagine that the next meeting would took place without a ceasefire.So let's work on that and let's try t ...

offensive. And Ukrainians have been suffering enormously under these attacks. >> Eamon stay with us, if you will.Let's bring in our panel for more. Monica Duffy Toft is professor of international politics at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, and James Pethokoukis, economic policy analyst at the American Enterprise Institute, a CNBC contributor. I also wanted to mention, Monica, that you were in the United States Army as a Russian linguist and you have some expertise in international security, ethnic ...

Geopolitical Landscape & Diplomacy - The meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy follows Trump's summit with Russian leader Putin, signaling ongoing diplomatic efforts to address the war in Ukraine [1] - European leaders showed support for Zelenskyy by meeting with him and President Trump in Washington [1] - Trump suggests Ukraine might have to cede territory to end the war, aiming for a permanent peace deal instead of a ceasefire [1] - Trump plans to call President Putin after meetings with Zelenskyy and European leaders, hoping for a trilateral meeting soon [9][10] - Discussions involve potential security guarantees for Ukraine, possibly short of full NATO membership, with European countries offering peacekeeping troops [2] Key Issues & Sticking Points - Putin's price for ending the war is reportedly 20% of Ukraine and more territory [2] - Ukraine cannot cede land without a countrywide referendum [2] - A major point of contention is the fate of Ukrainian children in Russian-controlled areas [11] - The US has provided substantial financial support to Ukraine, with estimates varying between \$174 billion and \$350 billion [7][8][10] Stated Positions & Potential Outcomes - Trump believes a trilateral meeting could reasonably end the war [3] - Zelenskyy seeks support from the US and European partners to stop Russia and achieve a diplomatic resolution [3] - Trump emphasizes the need for a long-term peace, not just a temporary ceasefire [3] - The possibility of American peacekeepers being sent to Ukraine remains uncertain [3][10]

I don't think you need a ceasefire. You know, if you look at the six deals that I settled this year, they were all at war. I didn't do any ceasefires.And I know that it might be good to have, but I can also understand strategically why well, you know, one country or the other wouldn't want it. You have a ceasefire and they rebuild and rebuild and rebuild and, you know, maybe they don't want that. But if you look at the six deals that we made peace and and you know long-term longunning wars, I didn't do any ...