the the president's been posting some images of leader Jeffre and uh Senator Schumer I saw recently. Um you've said that you're interested in good faith negotiations with these leaders, but you know what message does that send. Is it helpful to post pictures of leader Jeff Sombrero if you're trying to have good faith talks with him.Oh, I think it's funny. The president's joking and we're having a good time. You can negotiate in good faith while also poking a little bit of fun at some of the absurdities of t ...

You guys say illegal illegal immigrants are getting taxpayer funded healthcare. Democrats say you're lying. That makes it feel like it could be a really long shutdown. Is this going to be a long shutdown.You know, I I don't know. I can't predict what congressional Democrats are going to do, Peter. But I actually don't think it's going to be that long of a shutdown.This is a pure guess from the vice president of the United States because I think you already saw some evidence that moderate Democrats are crack ...

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Ceasefire Negotiations & Political Contradictions - Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announced Israel will begin Gaza ceasefire negotiations to release hostages held by Hamas [1] - Hamas accepted a ceasefire proposal from Arab negotiators, but Netanyahu wants terms acceptable to Israel [1] - Netanyahu's statements about expanding military operations to defeat Hamas while simultaneously negotiating with them appear contradictory [2][3][4] Public Pressure & Political Division - Hundreds of thousands of protesters are demanding an immediate end to the conflict and the release of hostages [5] - Israeli politics are split on whether to prioritize the destruction of Hamas or the release of hostages [5] - Netanyahu's willingness to negotiate could be a response to the street protests [4] Uncertainty & Skepticism - Netanyahu and top officials have already rejected the proposed deal, indicating negotiations may not progress far [7] - The situation is unclear due to the conflicting messages of destroying Hamas and negotiating with them [8] - The negotiation announcement could be a way to reassure families that peaceful means are being pursued [8]

US-Russia-Ukraine Relations - The White House views a potential meeting between Zelensky and Putin before Trump's involvement as a positive step towards resolving issues between the two European leaders [3] - The Kremlin is slow-walking the meeting between Zelensky and Putin [2] - A meeting between Putin and Zelensky could undermine the narrative of Zelensky as an illegitimate leader and a puppet of the West in the eyes of the Russian elite and the Russian public [11][12] Potential Meeting Locations - Over 100 countries would be compelled to arrest Putin due to the International Criminal Court indictment [6] - Potential meeting locations include Hungary, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates [7][8] Security Guarantees for Ukraine - The US is not planning to have troops on the ground in Ukraine [15] - European nations like France and Germany may be open to having their own people as peacekeepers in Ukraine [16] - The specifics of security guarantees for Ukraine, including American air support and equipment, remain an open conversation [17][18] Trump's Approach - Trump believes Ukraine is to blame for the onset of the war [20] - Trump's instinct is to align himself more with Russia's view of the war and views Russia as a great power [20][21] - Trump's approach to negotiations is based on instinct rather than process [19]

Joining us now, NBC News White House correspondent Yamish Alcinder, former US ambassador to Russia, Michael McFall. He's also an MSNBC international affairs analyst and Hagar Shamali, former spokesperson for the US mission to the UN. Yamish, I want to start with you at the White House.What else is the president saying this morning about how these meetings went and to the extent that there are any preparations at this point. What do they look like for a meeting between Zilinsky and Putin. Well, President Tru ...

Can you give us some context into how we've seen the relationship between these two leaders evolve. Because in the three months we saw President Trump grow frustrated with Vladimir Putin even setting a deadline for him to come to the negotiating table. Absolutely.Well, it seems that President Trump believes that he has a special report, relationship with Vladimir Putin during his first term. He was on record saying nice things about Putin and generally he avoids criticizing him. And that was his conviction ...

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. ...

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 ...