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because, again, as we've said, they know that vladimir putin and moscow are open to a negotiation. is just that they don't want to negotiation by they, i mean they, u k and the west and that's why they're insistent in and almost like i said, brain walsh and white. so make sure that you claim does not reach a deal while to or this with all the take of action were times the, the stuff going on the ground. now he, when he thinks that the u. k pouring money into praying is coming at the expense of people being neglected by her. it's very difficult to understand how it benefits britain in any way. i suppose it benefits the leads of britain who stand to gain. i mean, to go to remember that we were talking about the amount of money that the united kingdom is getting to the dictate to zalinski on this visit to kia. have you noticed another 55000000 pounds? this is a country, britain with 20 percent of all children face going hungry at night. the latest figures when the trust will just say 9310000 people go hungry base hunger. and this is where the money is being forwarded in. at the same t

because again, as we've said, they know that vladimir putin and moscow are open to a negotiation. it's just that they don't want him to go fishing by they, i mean the u. k. and the west, and that's why they're insistent in and almost like i said, brain walsh and way to make sure that you claim does not reach a deal and to the middle east. now donald trump insist that no us soldiers will be needed for his plan to evict millions of guidance from the war torn strip. but the defense secretary appeared to contradict that kate and saying nothing is off the table. or are you working on the right now? the allows us to think of what is involved in the very complex and high level negotiation degree consequences to both the united states and the state of israel. and we look forward to working with our allies. our counterparts spoke diplomatically militarily to look at all options, but we certainly would not get ahead of the president, provided details about wasn't may or may not doing. all right, let's get some reaction to all of this now and speak, live to lead, or they have mass political

because, again, as we've said, they know that vladimir putin and moscow are open to a negotiation. is just that they don't want to negotiation by they, i mean they, u k and the west and that's why they're insistent in and almost like i said, brain walsh and white. so make sure that you claim does not reach a deal about going on the ground host actually and right tons of the claims that the money the you case pouring into ukraine is coming out of the expense of people back home. a spray difficult to understand how it benefits britain in any way. i suppose it benefits the leads of britain who stand to gain. i mean, to go to remember that we were talking about the amount of money that the united kingdom is getting to the, the executive zalinski on this visit to kia. have you noticed another 55000000 pounds? this is a country, britain with 20 percent of all children face going hungry at night. the latest figures when the truck, so we'll just say 9310000 people will go hungry base hunger. and this is where the money is being forwarded in. at the same time, as the united kingdom sends re

could not join nato saying that the president trump was planning to have a meeting with president putin in moscow. been pretty restrained and diplomatic until now. pretty much a change of tone when he spoke a little earlier in the conference behind me. i'm told that because of the speech by j. d events where he attacked european democracy. zalinski believes that his best strategy now is to unite european leaders and that appears to be working because european foreign ministers are going to have an emergency meeting here in munich on sunday to discuss the situation to discuss the problems in the transatlantic alliance and discuss the situation in the ukraine and then we're now hearing that's going to be meeting of european leaders, emmanuel, macro. the french president has invited them to paris for another emergency summit, me to, to take place on monday. the 31st moving developments concerning both your relations with the us and the situation in ukraine. earlier i spoke to the german foreign minister. i'm available, we've had some of the trump administration, and it's only been less than 4 weeks.

the purchase big enough that he met vladimir putin in moscow and making him one of the few you'll need is to visit russia since this war on ukraine began. but i know this lean image report another show of descent across the vacuum against the prime minister. well, but the, to these protests to say he shifting the country away from the you and close to 2 versions of it. i came to this protest to express my disagreement without government's policies and actions. i don't think the government has been given a monday to do what it's doing and this was the catalyst fetus visit to the kremlin in december. around meeting between an you leader on the russian president, which peter says was needed to protect his country's interests. slovakia relies on russian gas which flowed through ukraine until he entered that arrangement last month prompting an angry response was the result study to 1st we can stop all humanitarian aid. even the ones that was recently approved by the governments of the slovak republic, where we had on the table a bunch of de mining equipments, heavy excavators, and other thi

because again, as we've said, they know that vladimir putin and moscow are open. so in the go ca, since it's just that they don't want him to go see you soon by they, i mean they, you take and the west, and that's why they're insistent in and almost like i said, brain walsh and way to make sure that you claim does not reach a deal very strong. this in retro card would say coming from westminster, because obviously the headlines, politicians, europe, and that's not in the us now would missing this war. it's basically out, it's out. and so we need to sit down and told, but not apparently from london side that was reno costs for, for joining me in the student. donald trump insist quote, no us soldiers will be needed for his pan to evict millions of palestinians from garza. but his defense extra paid to contradict claim saying the options are on the table. are you working on the right now? the street is involved in very complex and high level negotiations of great consequence to both united states and the state of israel. and we look forward to working with our allies

because, again, as we've said, they know that vladimir putin and moscow are open. so in the go see ation is just that they don't want to negotiation by they, i mean they, u k and the west and that's why they're insistent in and almost like i said, brain walsh and white. so make sure that you claim does not reach a deal while i'm showing now by journalist option returns, the host of covering the underground option is always really good to get you'll, you'll take on things like this. i mean, look, i want to talk too fast about this is not obisky the 1st time, and we know this now it's been stated both 5 ukrainians by document pitch and a number of times that london has made key of fight instead of took. again, we're hearing it. what's the main concern from westman? so what's the fair when it comes to peace making it's very difficult to understand how it benefits britain in any way. i suppose it benefits the leads of britain, bruce them to game. i mean, go to remember that we were talking about the amount of money that the united kingdom is getting to the dictate to z

putin and zelenskyy will have to get together. >> pressuring zelenskyy. >> though don't have any cards but play it tough. >> insists is he not sympathetic to russia and disputes a report that he would visit moscow in may. and the president acknowledged earlier today that putin that putin was the aggressor. >> i'm not trying to make putin like nicer or better. i'm just telling you the fact that war should have never happened. putin never would have gone in. doge won in federal court today as the judge rules thousands of usaid workers can be removed from their jobs. >> we have nothing to hide. >> and president trump handed a list of alleged false social security payments directly to the attorney general pam bondi. >> here, pam, you are going to take a look at this. [laughter] it's much better for you than for me. >> before leaving the white house, the attorney general confirmed she is also reviewing a possible future release of the late jeffrey epstein's client list. >> it's sitting on my desk right now to review. that's been a directive by president trump. i'm reviewing that. >> an extraordinary moment at today's governor's luncheon as president trump called out one of his guests for violating h

putin's favour? here in riga, i turned to the bbc news russian correspondent still, he's in power. it seems nothing threatens him back at home, back in moscow vladimir putin makes a deal with trump and with ukraine, this peaceful outcome of this invasion, he... ..obviously he keeps the crimea peninsula. whether it means that his winning now allows him to stay in powerand, uh, this peaceful outcome of this invasion, he... ..obviously he keeps the crimea peninsula. it seems like russian forces would not retreat from donetsk, for instance. so, like, he has some territorial gains. whether it means that his winning now allows him to stay in powerand, uh, not to have any issues for another decade, we don't know that because, as we have seen in these almost three years of the war, and as i've seen as a reporter for more than a decade working inside the country, russia is an amazing place where almost everything can happen, and it usually does. president trump and his team may not be able to put enough pressure on president putin to make sure that putin doesn't just do the same thing "that's only for four years. "there will be another leader in the

special envoy to the middle east, steve witkoff, met privately with putin while in moscow on tuesday. we have team coverage of these developments. cnn's natasha bertrand is live in brussels at a nato conference, and fred pleitgen is in moscow, both following this story for us. natasha, let's start with you. walk us through the details of this call. >> hey, director, his national security advisors, secretary of state and middle east envoy steve whitt cough to begin negotiations immediately to end the war between and russia notably absent from that list of emissaries is trump's actual envoy to ukraine and russia, general keith kellogg, so it's unclear if he's been sidelined or if trump simply forgot to mention him. >> but this is a very significant call. apparently 90 minute call that he had with vladimir putin. and immediately after that call, he had a discussion with ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy. we are still awaiting the readout of that call, but it is safe to say that the ukrainians are not necessarily going to be thrilled about this conversation that president trump had

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warned -- "the trump administration has already made public concessions to putin before negotiations have even begun." in moscow the mood was decidedly different. they were almost gleeful as they praised presidents trump and putin for having agreed to hold the talks. all this while in ukraine the war raged on. earlier today, the eastern city of kramatorsk was targeted by russian fighter jets. at least one person was killed, and five injured according to first responders. imtiaz tyab, cbs news, london. >>> hamas says it will release three more israeli hostages tomorrow as part of the cease-fire agreement. the terror group had threatened to they the planned release of the next hostages accusing stall of violating the agreement, including not allowing tents and shelters into gaza. israel had threatened to resume fighting if the hostages were not released. >>> a navy jet crashed very close to downtown san diego on wednesday. video shows the plane in the air before it loses altitude at an alarming speed and slams into the san diego bay. a fishing boat picked them up, and the pilots are safe. charlie d'agata has more

last week it was wikoff he sent to russia, and he we reported that wikoff met directly with putin while in moscow. and as part of that discussion and negotiation for the release of the american prisoner marc fogel. so i do believe wikoff is going to continue to have a key role in this. of course, rubio and waltz as well. a question now is, you know, what will keith kellogg, who is the special envoy for russia and ukraine, what will his role be for my conversations with white house officials, it's been clear that he's really dealing with ukraine and the europeans on a lot of this. unclear, though, if that's going to change behind the scenes following this meeting today. kate. >> yeah, great reporting as always. elena. thank you so much. still ahead for us. what to do about eric adams largest city in america is in a full on political crisis right now as the new york governor calls a meeting today to decide whether she will remove new york city's mayor from office and the leader of a cult like group known as the zizians, now arrested after the group was connected to a string of murders across the co

might be signed in the way in the tone which was articulated by the washington, will make moscow and president putin stronger, and it will, it might lead to president putin's decision that he can challenge some other countries. if yes, do you agree with this and who he might challenge or attack as experts say. sec. general rutte: well, i have not seen the outcome of peace negotiations. they have not even started. what i know is that all allies here today, and i know that the white house thinks the same, are of the opinion that we have to make sure, yes, there is peace in ukraine, that we end this awful situation, this war of aggression where hundreds of thousands of people have now been dead or seriously injured on both sides of the border, and it is really horrible. so we want to end this, but of course we have to make sure that you conduct those talks in a way where the outcome is such that it will not be seen as a loss to the west, one, and two, that we make sure that the outcome is seen as enjoying. that it will not be challenged again like we have seen after crimea and after the minsk corse in

and the future technology is forum is underway in the russian capital. moscow president vladimir putin is participating to discuss technological developments and underscore the significance of trade regulations for companies looking to return to the russian market. most of most people usually ask the government to think about how to regulate the interaction of our enterprises and those of our competitors in order to provide certain advantages to national producers. of course, within the framework of the w t. o. certain difficulties have been created for us and we can adjust accordingly and the return to our market of those who want to return, creating and leaving advantages for their own manufacturers. it must be done subtly and carefully, but it must be done so you are to correspond to remember as far as going to join us now for more on the form for i'm, i take us through the highlights and put in speech at the forum as well. them and put in was talking at the future at the colleges for him here in moscow. he of course, talked about a variety of things and of course, as we've just hea

reporter: "the trump administration has already made public concessions to putin before negotiations have even begun." in moscowod was decidedly different. evening news shows were almost gleeful as they praised presidents trump and putin for having agreed to hold the talks. all this while in ukraine, the war raged on. earlier today, the eastern city of kramatorsk was targeted by russian fighter jets. at least one person was killed and five injured, according to first responders. >> john: and imtiaz tyab joins us now. imtiaz, the secretary of defense says this is not a betrayal of the ukrainians. how are the ukrainians seeing it? >> reporter: well, betrayal is a very strong word, but that really does seem to be what ukrainians are feeling tonight. you know, we were actually on the ground in kyiv when president trump won reelection back in november, and the people we spoke to then said that they believed him when he said that he would end the war, but they also believed that it would be russia that would be ordered to make concessions and not that at best the front lines is- will be frozen, which means the fighti

it up and spat on it on the floor in front of their supposed allies, all to please vladimir putin back in moscow. this is going to end. >> and it will. it will not. >> end well. >> okay. misha cross and rick wilson, thank you so much. i really appreciate your time tonight. next, why google is no longer recognizing cultural longer recognizing cultural observances like bla psoriatic arthritis symptoms can be unpredictable. one day, your joints hurt. next, it's on your skin. i got cosentyx. feels good to move. feel less joint pain, swelling and tenderness, back pain, and clearer skin, and help stop further joint damage with cosentyx. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting, get checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections, and lowered ability to fight them may occur, like tuberculosis or other serious bacterial, fungal, or viral infections. some were fatal. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms like fevers, sweats, chills, muscle aches or cough, had a vaccine or plan to, or if inflammatory bowel disease symptoms develop or worsen. serious allergic reac

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is considering new sanctions on moscow and potential military action to push vladimir putin into a peaces u.s. troops in ukraine not off the table, president trump calling for peace with russia and china at the white house yesterday. >> back to g7. >> i would love to have them back i think it was a mistake to throw them out it's not a question of liking russia or not liking russia. think putin would like to be back, obama and a couple of other people made a mistake and they got russia out. it's very possible if that was the g8 you would not have a problem with ukraine. >> don't you want have a conversation with global defense spending. >> i would like to have that as soon as things settle down i will have the conference primarily with china and russia because those are the two that are out there. we will have them spend a lot less money and we will spend a lot less money and i know they will do it, they agreed to it. we were talking about the nuclear rising and president putin and i agreed that we were going to do it in a very big w way. maria: joining the pennsylvania congressman house

>> i see trump adopting putin's language. i see moscow reeling from, you know, their wildest dreams coming true faster than they could ever have imagined. and i see this country rewarding putin's aggression and throwing ukraine and the rest of europe under the bus. >> putin has said that all of this reaction is, quote, hysterical hysteria and that why shouldn't we talk to the u.s.? and of course, you know, ukraine will be involved. is there anything that you could say might be happening behind the scenes that wouldn't result in essentially throwing ukraine under the bus and isolating europe? >> i you know, i really believe at looking at the thing and not looking for the thing behind the thing. i think we know what's happening. they're telling us, and putin has been telling us what he wants for a very long time. he wants to get back to the post-world war two status quo, when the world was divided between the united states and the soviet union. he feels like he has been dealt a bad deal in the aftermath of the collapse of the soviet union,

steve rosenburg in moscow, how pleased will president putin be and the significance of this moment for . , . , russia? i was watching the pictures cominu in russia? i was watching the pictures coming in from _ russia? i was watching the pictures coming in from saudi _ russia? i was watching the pictures coming in from saudi arabia, - russia? i was watching the pictures coming in from saudi arabia, on - coming in from saudi arabia, on the face of— coming in from saudi arabia, on the face of it_ coming in from saudi arabia, on the face of it not special, five coming in from saudi arabia, on the face of the it special, five coming in from saudi arabia, on the face of the table, ial, five coming in from saudi arabia, on the face of the table, yet five coming in from saudi arabia, on the face of the table, yet that image of around the table, yet that image of five men _ around the table, yet that image of five men around the table that is already— five men around the table that is already a — five men around the table that is already a diplomatic victory for moscow — already a diplomatic vi

and of course, the russians are saying that vladimir putin did invite president trump to come here to moscow to speak with the russian leaders. the russians also seem very pleased with this phone call, also saying that it was very productive and that it did cover a wide array of topics with really the ukraine war being the one that it really centered around. as these two leaders were speaking, dana. >> wow, there's a lot there, fred. thank you so much for that reporting. and, jeff, um, one of the things that fred was just reporting out about the readout from the russian spokesman is that they agreed upon the root causes of the conflict. i'm going to put this to you, jeff. isn't the root cause of the conflict that russia invaded a sovereign country, a democracy, in order to try to conquer its territory? >> no question. and this is where the new challenging and indeed likely controversial relationship with these two leaders will begin. there is no doubt that, um, ever since he was running for president and since he's been elected president, president trump has sent many signals about ukraine a

moscow. >> and putin quite well. >> um, all. >> this administration has done so far is given carrots to russia. >> and today. the president. >> put sticks on president zelenskyy and. >> ukraine. >> when in fact, as you all. have said quite accurately, it was. vladimir putin. >> who. >> horrifically, illegally invaded a sovereign territory and set. >> off this horror show. >> as you know, wolf, on january 10th, i led a delegation from the united states to meet with the russians as a last ditch effort, even knowing from intelligence that putin had made the decision to invade because he believes ukraine belongs to russia. and so when you hear senator wicker say today that he believes that you can't trust putin, he is actually echoing something that senator then senator rubio said a couple of years ago when he said putin was a liar and you couldn't trust him. so the fact that the administration has begun with russia has given them embassy normalization, saying nato, ukraine can't get into nato, saying that, in fact, no troops from countries who are part of nato can ever be there. as peacekeepers s

hold would be agreed with russia. transpires in this war. is keen to engage with moscow as much between trump and putinor ukraine, we're hearing trump and vladimir putin. to keep ukraine on that stage and keep himself at that negotiating table. so if we're hearing these proposals that, look, elections in ukraine have legally been postponed under martial law enshrined in the constitution. and yet it's a common moscow attack line to because of the lack of elections taking place. so i think we're going to hear and i think all you're going to hearfrom ukraine is a calls for substantial security guarantees — assurances. if ukraine feels it can get enough of those assurances to potentially cede territory to a proposal for peace. but we are in early days, but i think we are going to see as clearly the us wants to to press ahead. but the crucial question here is whether donald trump with new tactics of targeting supply lines, highways instead and so how do you convince a russian president who's new generation of fans. people showed up to a recent event. its organiser, kojo dim—oh can tell us more. did you expe

. >> reporter: trump's announcement to work with putin came on the heels of moscow releasing an american. >> president trump is a hero. >> reporter: last night, pennsylvania school teacher marc fogel was back on u.s. soil after being detained for over three years. he was arrested for marijuana possession. in exchange, the u.s. freed a russian cybercriminal. was that conversation with putin to start these negotiations part of the deal to bring fogel home? >> no, but it was a nice thing that he allowed marc fogel to leave. >> reporter: trump often touts his strong relationship with putin, infamous for killing or imprisoning his rivals during his 25-year rule. now the u.s. is also reversing its policy on supporting nato membership for ukraine post-war and said the country would likely have to cede territory to russia, like crimea which was annexed in 2014. defense secretary pete hegseth. >> we want, like you, a sovereign and prosperous ukraine. but we must start by recognizing that returning to ukraine's pre-2014 borders is an unrealistic objective. >> reporter: zelenskyy is set to meet wit

pistorius warned, "the trump administration has already made public concessions to putin before negotiations have even begun." in moscowdecidedly different. evening news shows were almost gleeful as they praised presidents trump and putin for having agreed to hold the talks. all this while in ukraine the war raged on. earlier the eastern city of correc ka creme atorresing was target bid russian fighter jets. >>> back here in the u.s. the west coast is being battered by powerful storms. take a look at this video from oregon where snow and ice contributed to this pileup of about 30 vehicles on a major highway there. police say at least four people were injured. >>> and in southern california heavy rains are sweeping in, triggering evacuation orders in neighborhoods already devastated by wildfires. it comes as the area prepares for dangerous flash flooding and mudslides. cbs's carter evans is in l.a.'s pacific palisades neighborhood. >> reporter: rain would normally be a welcome relief for fire-ravaged southern california but this could be a nightmare on top of a neighborhood. it's only been a month since the devastating

witkoff is the highest person to visit from the united states government moscow, since cia then director bill burns went to tell putin's entourage not to invade ukraine in november 2021. they're clearly moving closer together. whether that yields a deal, frankly, that moscow's interested in or in ukraine's interests, we simply don't know. but things are moving quickly and clearly a move by putin to try and rehabilitate russia's image in the eyes of trump, or perhaps give trump some kind of easy win he can use to justify any future moves. >> i'm really happy that mark fogel has been freed. very important indeed. nick paton walsh, thanks very much for that update. coming up, the battle over a.i. is getting very expensive and extremely personal for two of the world's biggest names in tech. >> have i got news for you is back for another season. roy wood jr., amber ruffin and michael ian black are finding the funny in the week's biggest stories. >> to give you all four years of something to talk. >> about. >> if we alive. >> have i got news for you saturday at nine on cnn. >> the itch and rash of moderate. >> to severe ecze

putin. but of course, it is the details being hammered out here. that will give us a bit more clarity on just how feasible that might be. in moscow, the kremlin spokesman, dmitry peskov, said vladimir putin was also open to direct negotiations with president zelensky — but any talks were translation: which putin himself has repeatedly said that if necessary, he will negotiate with zelensky. at the same time, the legal fixation of the agreements is subject to serious discussion, considering the reality that speaks of the possibility of challenging the legitimacy of zelensky himself. mr peskov also said ukraine was within its rights to join the eu — but not nato. translation: this is the sovereign right of any country. we're talking about economic integration processes here. no one can dictate anything to any country, and we're not going to do so. we have a completely different position on issues related to security, defence or military alliances. to security, defence or military allian and the 7 people. ehave 7 people. have to = -e= the consent of 7 " {hé'claqqfil'of'ail " 7 " have the consent of all the parties if are belligerent

moscow. didn't didn't say that vladimir putin would be coming to the u.s. of this indicates that there is a real possibility of negotiations. and the big question now is how much pressure is going to be placed on zelenskyy, because it's very clear that president trump wants a deal and he is less supportive of ukraine, clearly, than his, you know, it was president biden. and before that, you know, other democrats on the hill. what about the republican congress? yeah. >> what about the different kinds of pressure? i mean, there's there is the obvious pressure that may be coming from the united states, but there's also internal pressure, right? i mean, i think for both sides, this war has gone on much longer than they thought it would. the cost in terms not just of dollars, but obviously in lives have been extraordinarily high. so give us a little preview of what you'll be looking for out of this meeting. that will include the secretary of state and the vice president on friday. >> well, i think zelenskyy and ukraine, you know, they have a weaker position in t

it signaled the trump administration's willingness to work with russia and putin, rather than pressure moscow through sanctions and isolate them as the biden administration had. >> i came. >> away today. >> convinced that they are willing to begin to engage in a serious process to determine how and how quickly and. through what mechanism can an end be brought to this war, whether we can ultimately reach that. outcome will obviously. depend on every side in this conflict. willingness to agree to certain things. >> i think the. >> key really, in all of this is ultimately going. >> to be whether. >> an agreement can be reached. >> with all parties involved. >> on an. acceptable resolution. >> to. >> the conflict in ukraine. because if that. >> happens, not only. >> will the world. >> be a better place. >> but. >> i think. >> there. >> will be some pretty. >> unique opportunities. >> to. >> work with them on areas of. >> bilateral geopolitical. >> interests and. >> some. >> very unique economic opportunities. but we have to get the ukraine situation resolved first in a way. that's acceptable to e

considering sanctions on moscow to push vladimir putin into peace deal with ukraine also says u.s.ave not off the table bessent talked about all sanctions with me earlier on this program, today. >> it will depend on how we -- how president putin comes to the table. if we believe that taking the sanctions regime up to a maximum threshold level will help achieve negotiating leverage, and as you know, no one understands negotiating leverage better than president trump, so that will be his decision, and treasury will implement it. maria: president trump, calling on russia and china to cut defense spending and talks over denuclearization, joining me eric schmitt taking at the conference tomorrow, senator, good to see you, live in munich this morning, could you give us a preview what you want to say at the security conference? >> well i think it is really important time we are sort of in inflection point with president trump coming into office entering into a new age of manner realism, where this adventurism around the world misguided as foreign policy did credit youited we need to think

thing vladimir putin is suggesting, not sure if it came direct the from vladimir putin, suggesting relations between dc and moscow on the brink of collapse. i didn't know there were relations between russia and the united states right now but what is that about? are people kind of making their first move in a long chess game? >> we are in a period of negotiations with the russians, the europeans, the ukrainians. go over ending the war in ukraine and putting europe on a path to broader stability. the countries involved in all this are going to be making public statements trying to carve out negotiating room in all this. what the markings -- what the russians have in mind is they want a settlement of the ukraine war but they believe that settlement has to include recognition from the united states and nato that ukraine is not going to be a member of the nato alliance. the fact that pete hegseth said that won't happen in brussels today i think tells me that we have a real prospect for you deal with the russians in the war. david: leading to the final question, do you think we have a peace deal by the end of this yea

as for vladimir putin, he was not in munich today, instead in moscow, speaking to allies in crimea, withne to the white house and western divisions on show. for now, he's sitting pretty. james landau, bbc news. host: the u.s. is open to talks involving president putin, leaving many ukrainians wary. james waterhouse incident southwestern -- is in southwestern ukraine. james: the sounds and scars of russia's invasion, reminders of war weigh heavy here. the destruction, the major dam drained this reservoir. a static front line has put life on hold. alexander used two fish these waters. now he waits for donald trump's vision for peace. >> if it stays like this as it is now, then nothing will work out. it will just be a border. most likely it will be impossible to live next to the russians, unfortunately. james: america's big plan is a body blow for ukraine. it dared to dream, and three years of sacrifice and western support would make it safe from russia. now it feels vulnerable and betrayed. with all the talk about talks, ukrainians are still fighting and dying. funerals are constant. here,

moscow. us? well, donald trump's direct and talks with vladimir putin on new crane have stirred up a hive of european bureaucrats, hawkish officials, claim washington is going to soft on moscow. and european leaders are avidly following the back and forth over ukraine during the munich security conference. now and it's the 2nd day, the fast approaching prospect, the phase comes amid urgent assurances from brother in marriage. zalinski is saying, europe must and take a stand against the us and pushed its own interest. moscow will pull your part if we as europeans don't trust each other. a few days ago, president trump told being about he's going to the station was booked and not the ones. it's the to mention that the american needs you're at the table. which in one's while on one talks with america just like before the war when they met in switzerland and it looked like to call them up the world next put in. we'll try to get the u. s. president. standing on the red square on main, on may 9th, this year, not as a respected later, but as a pro, in his own performance, as he did not collect the misery la

putin. negotiations in ukraine are beginning and it might include a presidential visit to moscow.brussels, some blonde troops from the new u.s. defense secretary, all of which have serious implications for the baltics. we will hear tonight from the estonian defense minister. also on the program, we are in the count on a poodle weekend for gaza, we will get a reaction to that. and can we trust what mi5 tells us? in court today that intelligence agency issued a reserved apology to bbc and the courts for false evidence it had given it in a trial involving one of its agents. a very warm welcome. donald trump said he and vladimir putin will take a commonsense approach to the war in ukraine. the two men had a lengthy and productive phone call today, the russian president extended an invitation to donald trump to visit moscow. president trump thanked him for the time and effort he is extending. from this white house, there is zero condemnation of russia's invasion of ukraine, no reflection today on a tsunami of ballistic missiles russia had fired at ukraine overnight. only an eagerness t

moscow for us. jeff. tell us more about trump's phone call with putin. what are we learning about the negotiations? how might this all shake out for ukraine? >> well, jake, russia began the invasion of ukraine, as you said, and president trump is eager to end it. the unanswered question here today is what role or what say, will ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy have to do with this? the fact that he received his telephone call after the president talked with vladimir putin this morning tells you a lot what you need to know in terms of the priority that this administration is placing on trying to resume relations with with russia. you were looking at those images last night. we were here at the white house as the american prisoner. marc fogel was released. that was the beginning of a step here. and when the president was asked if he had spoken with vladimir putin, he said, not yet. didn't really answer. but this morning he did. so that paved the way. it opened the door, if you will. but so many questions are remaining now. what is going to happen with the ukraine? of course, vladimir zelenskyy

conference away from trump saying he wants to move ukraine to gaza. [ laughter ] putin also invited trump to visit him in moscowand trump invited his friend, the murderer, to come here to the united states. isn't that -- putin's going to squeeze trump's balls like a schnauzer at the westminster dog show. [ laughter ] as if we don't have enough to worry about here. like measles. the measles are on the rise. measles and wide-leg jeans are back. [ laughter ] but don't worry, we have a new health czar. bobby brainworm is on the job. [ laughter ] rfk jr. was confirmed today as our new secretary of health and human service busy a vote of 52-48. mitch mcconnell was the only republican to vote no. mitch mcconnell is 82. he survived polio as a kid, and thanks to rfk jr, polio might get another run at him. [ laughter ] the red hulk was at the white house today to be sworn in and to suck up. >> for 20 years, gotten up every morning on my knees and prayed that god could put me in a position to end the childhood disease epidemic in this country. august 23rd of last year, god sent me president trump. [ audience moaning ] >>

moscow, do you think? >> well, i think that is an extremely good question. vladimir putino launched this war of aggression. he is the one who has been responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of innocent ukrainians. he continues to push forward and take over a neighboring country that does not belong to him, and for america to say that russia should be brought in from the cold and somehow ukraine is at fault for not cutting a deal is just incomprehensible for anybody paying any attention to this war since the start. caitriona: discussing the move or sanctions allowing more diplomats at this point, does it undermine any future potential negotiations? sir bill: well, i mean, pressure should withdraw from ukraine, and until they do come and until they pay reparations for what they've done, until people face accountability for the crimes they have committed, i don't know how you could give russia any type of rewards in this situation. the idea that the sanctions could be lifted is an unbelievable slap in the face for ukrainians and any victims of the regime. this is