President Zelensky, Are you prepared to keep sending Ukrainian troops to their deaths for another couple of years, or are you going to agree to redraw the maps. Thank you for your question. So, first of all, you know, we live under he said attacks.You know that today have been a lot of attacks and a lot of wounded people and the child was dead. Small one, 11a year and a half. So we need to stop this war to stop Russia. And we need to support American and European partners who will do our best for this.So an ...

Geopolitical Strategy & Conflict Resolution - Ceasefires are viewed as potentially disadvantageous, allowing adversaries to rebuild [2][3] - Past peace deals were achieved without ceasefires [2][3] - A preference exists for working towards peace deals while conflict continues [3] - The possibility of Ukraine joining NATO has not been discussed, despite past statements against it [4] Financial & Military Aid to Ukraine - The United States has provided hundreds of billions of dollars to Ukraine [5] - Previous administrations provided over $300 billion in weapons to Ukraine [6] - The current approach involves selling weapons to Ukraine, financed by Europe and NATO programs [6][9] - The focus is on rearming the Ukrainian army and providing security guarantees, particularly air defense systems like Patriots [10] Military Equipment & Effectiveness - The United States manufactures the best military equipment globally [11] - Patriot missile systems are considered highly effective, with a near 100% success rate [11][12] - Under previous administrations, the US provided over $300 billion, potentially reaching $350 billion, in equipment and money [12][13]

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 uh 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 an ...

I want to bring in NBC's Jamis Synindor who covers the White House for us. NBC chief foreign correspondent Richard Angel is in northeast Ukraine. Evo Dalder is former US ambassador to NATO and senior fellow at the Harvard Belelfford Center and former ambassador Michael Carpenter served as senior director for Europe on President Biden's National Security Council.Welcome to all of you. Ambassador Dalder, take us inside the room where these European power players are going to be gathered a short time from now. ...

We are continuing to follow the scene at the White House. This was just a few moments ago when the prime minister of the UK, Kier Starmer, arrived. Um that is Monica Crowley greeting him.She's the chief of protocol for the White House, a familiar face to many because she was a frequent contributor to Fox News, as were many members of this administration. But he and Trump have a have a warm relationship. He has talked about it.I think they've met at least three times already this year. And of course, there's ...

Joining us now, former adviser to President Zalinski, Igor Novakov. Igor, the president literally rolled out the red carpet for Putin. He's posted criticisms of Zalinski leading up to their sitdown.What is the mood in Ukraine right now looking ahead to this afternoon and the reception that Zalinski might get. >> Well, first of all, the red carpet was a big deal for the Ukrainians. I mean, nobody's taken it well.Um, imagine rolling out the red carpet in October 2001 for Bin Laden, for example. I mean, that w ...

Yeah. I mean, if you think about it, after the Soviet Union collapsed, you had the countries of the former Warsaw Pact, Eastern Europe, and they were kind of in limbo. Many of these countries had been invaded either by the Russian Empire, by the Soviet Union.They didn't really have any place. And so it was the right thing to do was to include them in NATO, to make sure that, I mean, there were territorial disputes between a number of these countries, Romania and Hungary and others, to make sure that they we ...

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Geopolitical Strategy & Diplomacy - The White House believes progress was made with Vladimir Putin in figuring out his "price for peace," but it remains to be seen if Zalinski is willing to pay it [2] - European leaders' presence aims to show solidarity with Zalinski, potentially acting as a buffer against pressure from Trump [4][5] - A key objective for European leaders and Zalinski is to avoid a trap set by Putin, such as giving up Ukrainian territory for empty promises of a ceasefire [10] - Mixed messaging from US officials creates confusion and fear of a trap regarding potential deals requiring Ukraine to cede territory [16][17] US-Ukraine Relations - The White House views the previous meeting with Zalinski as the president standing up for American taxpayers [19] - JD Vance, who previously instigated tension, has recently sounded more positive about the Ukrainian cause [21] Russia's Actions & Objectives - Russia feels emboldened, even though no concrete agreements were reached in Alaska [23] - Despite potential agreements, Russia is unlikely to stop attacks on Ukrainian population centers [26][27] - Trump's suggestion that Crimea is lost and Ukraine won't join NATO is seen as a starting point for negotiations, but also a continuation of war [27][28] NATO & European Involvement - NATO has enacted a program committing tens of billions of dollars to weapons deals, which Europeans will remind Trump they agreed to [8]

Geopolitical Assessment - The speaker believes Putin is bluffing to exert pressure before the Alaska meeting, attempting to portray Russia's ability to occupy all of Ukraine [1] - The speaker asserts that sanctions are significantly impacting Russia's war economy [1] - The speaker states Putin is not interested in peace but aims for occupation [2] Call for Action - The speaker emphasizes the need for continued pressure, including both American and European sanctions, to stop the war [2] Diplomatic Expectations - The speaker hopes the Alaska meeting will focus on achieving an immediate ceasefire [2] - The speaker anticipates a follow-up discussion with the US President after the Alaska meeting to determine mutual next steps [3]