Let's move on to uh global affairs for a moment. Ukrainian President Zilinski and European leaders are heading to the White House. They are due to meet with President Trump.That'll be later today and that is in response to his Friday summit with the Russian President Vladimir Putin. Aean Jabers is at the White House and has the latest for us. Aean.>> David. Yeah, as you say, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zalinsky is expected here at the White House later today to help chart a path forward in the wake of thos ...

Leaders from major European allies, NATO and the European Union are traveling to Washington, D.C., to join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his Monday meeting with President Donald Trump. (Photo: Omer Messinger via Getty Images) https://t.co/NlntIzL0YP https://t.co/yb4sSYTbmO ...

European leaders will join Ukrainian President Zalinski for a meeting uh with President Trump at the White House today in a push to resolve uh the Russia Ukraine war. For a look at what is at stake, let's bring in Victoria Coats, who served as deputy national security adviser in the first uh Trump administration. She is now vice president of the Heritage Foundation's Davis Institute for National Security uh in uh foreign policy.Good morning. Thank you for joining us. Good morning, Joe.Do you do you know bet ...

Geopolitical Strategy & Negotiation - The US aims to mediate a resolution to the Russia-Ukraine war, requiring both sides to compromise [2] - Progress was made in negotiations between President Trump and President Putin, leading to further discussions with European leaders and President Zelensky [3][5] - A proposal from Russia was presented to European leaders and President Zelensky, who are now considering a counter-proposal [5] - Ending the conflict is crucial due to the catastrophic loss of life, emphasizing the need to avoid letting the perfect be the enemy of the good in pursuing a deal [9] NATO & Security Guarantees - Ukraine's potential NATO membership requires agreement from all 32 members, involving considerations of corruption and political issues [7][10][11] - A security guarantee for Ukraine would likely involve a coalition or alliance outside the NATO framework [17][20] - Ensuring a lasting peace requires strengthening Ukraine to deter future Russian aggression, potentially through European participation and burden-sharing [18][19] US-Europe Relations - European leaders have urged the US not to withdraw from the peace process, recognizing the US's unique ability to bring Russia to the table [14] - The US holds leverage through sanctions and tariffs, which can be deployed to encourage progress towards peace [15] Trust & Verification - Trusting Putin is a major challenge, given his history of broken promises, necessitating strong safeguards to protect any agreement [21] - Verification and a strong Ukrainian defense, supported by a European commitment, are essential to ensure the protection of any agreed-upon terms [22]

claims and new manufacturing numbers from the Philadelphia Fed. >> Let's get to Eamon, because Ukraine's president, a group of European leaders, are planning to meet President Trump at the white House today. Following that meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday.And Eamon Javers, as I mentioned, is with us. Hey, Eamon. >> Yeah.>> Good morning to you, Joe. As you say, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected at the white House later today to help chart a path forward in the wake of those fa ...

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 ...