in the u.k.he ftse up 6/10 of 1% but a week that was in negative territory. let's flip to the 10 year. the fed will get closer to their target quickly. the currency surging, brent crude around 3/10 of 1%. a strong rally in bitcoin. zelenskyy met leaders in london after clashing with the president and the little vice president and dramatic form. in the u.k. they are looking at a one-month truce and it is time for europe to step up. >> not every nation will contribute but that cannot mean we sit back. those willing will plan with real urgency, the u.k. will back this with boots on the ground and planes in the air. europe must do the heavy lifting. tom: joining me is ollie crook. what details do we have? ollie: no plan from europeans after friday, one of the most shocking things in a long time, the german foreign minister said a new era of barbarity and we need a new leader of the free world from europe. a coalition of the willing, potentially putting troops into ukraine, firing back is a cease fire

the u.k., france and others will work with ukraine on a plan to stop the fighting. then we'll discuss that plan with the united states. and take it forward together. the purpose of today's meeting was to unite our partners around this effort, to strengthen ukraine and to support a just and enduring peace for the good of all of us. our starting point must be to put ukraine in the strongest possible position now so that they can negotiate from a position of strength and we are doubling down in our support. yesterday evening, the u.k. signed a $2.2 billion pound loan to provide more military aid to ukraine, backed not by the british taxpayer, but by the profits from frozen russian assets. and today i'm announcing a new deal which allows ukraine to use $1.6 billion pounds of u.k. export finance to buy more than 5,000 air defense missiles. which will be made in belfast, creating jobs in our brilliant defense sector. this will be vital for protecting critical infrastructure now and strengthen ukrain

speaker, that means u.k. jobs, u.k. skills come u.k. finance pulling together for our national interest, putting ukraine in the strongest possible position for peace and protecting innocent civilians from the terror of russian drones. mr. speaker, my efforts continued on thursday, when i met president trump in the white house, to strengthen our relationship with america. now, what happened in his subsequent meeting with president zelenskyy is something nobody in this house wants to see. >> here. p.m. starmer: but i want to be crystal clear. we must strengthen our relationship with america, for our security, for our technology, for our trade on investment. they are and always will be indispensable. and we will never choose, between either side of the atlantic. >> hear. p.m. starmer: in fact, mr. speaker, if anything, the past we i on that that idea is totally unserious. >> hear. p.m. starmer: because while some people may enjoy the simple city of taking a side, this week has shown, with total clarity, that the u.s. is vital in securing t

used to be part of europe, the u.k. and other politicians talk about the united states as an adversary and that's exactly what's started to happen after the vice president's speech. because suddenly it was if a switch had been flipped. i was also standing next to a member of the german green party whose family were refugees from the soviet union whose extraordinarily well known. he said he was sick to his stomach and never expected to be a beacon of freedom and opportunity everybody would look towards. to see them lecturing about free and openly siding with who constanze discussed, and extreme right wing party. the europeans also know that they have themselves something to blame for this state of affairs. like fiona: -- constanze, we spent time moving around europe, just after the time when the previous chancellor olaf scholz realize the world had changed rather dramatically after russia's invasion. it was also very sobering to see this sense of helplessness and paralysis in germany over this which he is a response to a

u.k., and she asked about defense spending. she gave what people have discussed as a rambling speech yesterday when she couldn't say what defense spending should be. we've been absolutely clear, we've set out a full, credible costed plan, and i thought she supported it. >> thank you, mr. speaker. the prime minister will be aware that in coastal communities like mine in east saanit, people develop cancer earlier, get treated and diagnosed later, and die younger. can he give the house an update on the plans for the government to implement the recommendations by the chief medical officer, chris whitty into tackling poor health in our seaside towns? >> i thank her for raising this. she's right that cancer patients are waiting too long for diagnosis and for treatment. addressing healthcare inequity is part of our 10 year health plan, mr. speaker, aiming to halve the gap in healthy life expectancy between the richest and the poorest regions, and we're making progress on that already. >> leader o

u.k., and she asked about defense spending. she gave what people have discussed as a rambling speech yesterday when she couldn't say what defense spending should be. we've been absolutely clear, we've set out a full, credible costed plan, and i thought she supported it. >> thank you, mr. speaker. the prime minister will be aware that in coastal communities like mine in east saanit, people develop cancer earlier, get treated and diagnosed later, and die younger. can he give the house an update on the plans for the government to implement the recommendations by the chief medical officer, chris whitty into tackling poor health in our seaside towns? >> i thank her for raising this. she's right that cancer patients are waiting too long for diagnosis and for treatment. addressing healthcare inequity is part of our 10 year health plan, mr. speaker, aiming to halve the gap in healthy life expectancy between the richest and the poorest regions, and we're making progress on that already. >> leader o

i'm clear that the u.k. is ready to put boots on the ground and planes in the air to support a deal, working together with our allies, because that is the only way that peace will last. mr. president, in this new era, you're also right that europe must step up. and let me tell you now, i see the growing threats we face and so the u.k. is all in. this year we'll be giving more military aid to ukraine than ever. and just this week, i've set out how we're shouldering more of the security burden. we're already one of the biggest spenders in nato. and now we're going much further. delivering britain's biggest sustained increase in defense spending since the cold war. this isn't just talk. it's action. rebalancing the transatlantic alliance. making us all stronger. and standing up for our shared values and shared security. as britain always has. mr. president, it's no secret we're from different political traditions. but there's a lot that we have in common. we believe it's not taking part that counts, what counts

. >> the u.k.ith france and possibly others will work with ukraine on a plan to stop the fighting and then we will discuss that plan with the u.s. reporter: at a special security conference in london, zelenskyy was promised more support. >> we are at a crossroads in history today. this is a moment to act. to step up and the lead. and unite around a new plan. >> ukrainians paraded their discussed as what they see as the trump appeasement of russia. >> probably a wake-up call. conversations i have had sense are about moving on. i convinced the meeting we have in london today will be getting us back to the table. reporter: written promise to let steam or missiles. >> nobody wanted to see what happened on friday. i do not accept that the u.s. is an unreliable ally. the u.s. has been a reliable ally to the u.k. for many years. reporter: the meeting since a clear message. the government here has supported that. they want to keep america happy. anchor: the other big story we are following tonight's in the

it's not like the u.k. and the rest of europe have an option.ump, as we've already scene, would not likely get them far. they have to go with this flow, pressure, whether they like it or not. so trump -- a reality check for america's allies. >> john: so what is that in the larger perspective? >> reporter: it's that the u.s., under president trump, might not be the ultimate backstop, if you will. it might not be the ultimate security guarantee against any future russian aggression against ukraine or europe. for example, ursula von der leyen, president of the european commission, be what you called a -- they must help ukraine be what you call a steel porcupine, and the e.u. writ large must rearm itself. take a listen. >> after a long time of underinvestment, it's now of utmost importance to step up the defense investment for a prolonged period of time. >> reporter: e.u. leaders are excited to unveil a package that excited to unveil a defense package that also includes ukraine and brussels. there are many questions. for one, how much assistance wil

the u.k.r keir starmer has told the parliament he believes president trump's commitment to peace in ukraine is sincere. he announced a four-point plan to end the war to european leaders over the weekend. the duquesne has committed to boosting its own defense budget and sending peacekeeping troops to ukraine to aid the war effort. keir starmer says the u.s. remains a vital to securing stability in the region. >> we must proceed with the strength. that does now require urgently a coalition of the willing. mr. speaker, we agreed on sunday that those willing to play a role in this will intensify planning now. and as this house would expect, britain will play a leading role. caitriona: let's bring in the democratic congressman ray klinsmann to tell us more about how u.s. lawmakers are responding to everything that has gone on in the last few days and weeks thank you for being with us. when you hear the u.k. prime minister keir starmer saying the u.k. will play a leading role in this, we see the ral

we had the japanese prime minister, we had the prime minister yesterday of the u.k., the prime minister of india. 20 prime ministers and presidents wanting to come. our think our country has really turned around. we has a meeting with president zelenskyy and it didn't work out from his standpoint, he overplayed his hand and we are looking for peace. we are not looking for someone who will not make peace because they feel emboldened. we are not looking to go into a 10 year war and play games. we want peace. if we do that, if we sign up, is looking for something i'm not looking for. he's looking to fight and we are looking to end the death. 2000 people died this week, soldiers more than that, 2000 people died this week. young ukrainians and russians. somebody would say why do you care about ukraine and russian soldiers. i care about everybody. we are not doing that. he will have to make peace but he's dealing with a week set of cards. that's where we are, it's very simple. i'm not looking to get into anything that's distraction, i want immediate peace and president putin wants to end it.

the u.k. is prepared to back this with boots on the ground and planes in the air together with others, europe must do the heavy lifting. to support peace in our continent and succeed, this effort must have strong u.s. backing. we are working with the u.s. on this. after my meeting with president trump last week. let me be clear, we agree with the president on the urgent need for a durable peace. now, we need to deliver together. host: that was british prime minister keir starmer. yesterday we will -- we will hear from president trump this week, tuesday evening said to give a joint address from capitol hill to a joint session of congress. we will be airing that live on c-span for you to watch and listen in. donald trump yesterday in one of several truth social posts said we should spend less time worrying about putin and more time worrying about migrant rape gangs and people from mental institutions entering our country so we don't end up like europe. the president will look for more of his com

yes, we are looking at the u.k. with things. it doesn't have to be tariffs. easy, they are fast, they are efficient, and they bring fairness. for instance, when people kill their dollar, the equivalent of the dollar, whether it's the won or -- the won are the yen in japan or china, that puts him in a very fair disadvantage. so i'll have to do is say, howard, we are going to have to raise the tariffs a little bit. of called president xi and the leaders of japan to say can continue to reduce and break down your currency because it is unfair to us. it's very hard for us to make tractors, caterpillar, here, when japan, china, and other places are killing currency, meaning driving it down. so all of these things add up. in the way you solve it very easily is with the terrace. instead of having to make own calls every day like i used to do with certain leaders, president xi a little bit, a lot of phone calls. talking about the fact that they are lowering their won, and that makes it very, very hard for us. so this way i just say look, let them do that and we make u

ukrainian president is meeting in the u.k.ith prime minister keir starmer after the dispute with president trump in the oval office. this leaves the future of russia and ukraine in doubt this weekend. lucas tomlinson is in palm beach, florida where we start things. hey, lucas. >> good afternoon, griff. president trump is at his winter white house in mar-a-lago, sticking a tee in the ground today, one day after that unprecedented, as you mentioned, meeting in the oval office. nobody has seen something that contentious in the white house ever. the meeting went off the rails 40 minutes in, as a reporter asked president trump if he's aligning himself too much with vladimir putin. president trump responded he's trying to keep in the middle between ukraine and russia. and vice-president j.d. vance jumped in and wants to see diplomacy rule the dale and then president zelenskyy offered somewhat of a history lesson, calling him j.d., did the cease-fire violations about 25 to date and that's when president trump responded with this. >>

france and u.k. have already spoken to you. europe is ready but without the united states, they will not be as strong as we need. the last point is about exchange. about our people and children. you know that this crazy russian stole 20,000 children. they changed their names. now they are in russia. we want to bring them back. it is a big task and goal for me. we released more than 4000 warriors from russian prison. but there are thousands more in the prisons. i wanted to share with you some images. one minute. i want you to understand in what circumstances and situations they are. the attitude of russia. this is before and after. now thousands of such people. they do not eat. they beat them. a lot of bad things. even during the war, there are rules. everybody knows. these guys do not have any rules. a lot of such things. i did not want to show you the images of children. i will share with you. it is looking tragic. i wanted very much to give you these. these are stolen pastors. because it is not russian church. they move pasto

and where do they u.k.and in all this as sir keir starmer prepares to host european leaders in london this weekend. ok, let's go through what happened at the white house today. things started off cordelia and as per usual for these events between the two presidents. but doing questions, tensions ran high. voices were raised and an angry president trump warned president volodymyr zelenskyy that he was gambling with world war iii. following the meeting, ukrainian president zelenskyy left the white house without sending that deal on minerals in ukraine, and canceling a planned press conference. as the ukrainian president departed, president trump wrote on social media, "i have determined that president zelenskyy is not ready for peace if america is involved. he disses back united states of america in its cherished oval office. he can come back when he is ready for peace." let's go back to the start of that meeting, which began in friendlier circumstances with both leaders saying they were ready for an agreemen

look at the u.k. with things. doesn't have to be tariffs. tariffs are easy. they're fast. they're efficient. and they bring fairness. for instance, when people kill their -- their dollar, their equivalent of the dollar, whatever -- whether it's the wan or the yen in japan or yuan, that puts us at an unfair disadvantage. so i say howard, we have to raise the -- i've called leaders to say you can't continue to reduce and break down your currency. can't do it. it's unfair to us. it's very hard for us to make tractors, caterpillar, here, when japan, china and other places are killing their currency, meaning driving it down. so all of these things add up. and the way you solve it, very easily is with tariffs. when that they do that, instead of having to make phone calls every day like i used to do with certain leaders, president xi a little bit, lot of phone calls talking about the fact that they're lowering their currency, that makes it very, very hard for us. this way i say look. let them do that. we make up for it with the tariffs. i have a lot of respect for her. i have a l

we had the prime minister yesterday of the u.k.. we had the prime minister of india. we have 20 prime ministers and presidents wanting to come. i think our country has really turned around. we had a meeting with president zelenskyy and it didn't work out exactly great from his standpoint and he very much overplayed his hand. we are looking for peace. we are not looking for somebody who is going to sign up a strong power and not make peace because they feel emboldened. i'm looking for peace. we are not looking to go into a 10 year war and play games. we want peace. it was just my impression that if we do that, he's looking for something i'm not looking for. he's looking to fight, fight, fight. 2000 people died this week. 2000 approximately people died this week. young ukrainians and russians and somebody would say why do you care about ukraine and russian soldiers? i care about them. i care about everybody. and we are not doing that. if we don't do anything, he is going to have to make peace. he's dealing with a very weak set of cards. if we sign, he has strong cards a

we had the prime minister yesterday of u.k. as you know. we had the prime minister of india. we have another 20 prime ministers and presidents wanting to come. very good -- very good. i think our country has turned around. we had a meeting with president zelensky. it didn't work out. he overplayed his hand. we're looking for peace. we're not looking for somebody that's going to sign up a strong tower and not make peace because they feel emboldened. that's what i saw happening. i'm looking for peace. i'm not looking to go into a 10-year war and play games. we want peace. and it was my impression that if we do that, if we sign up, he's looking for something that i'm not looking for. he's looking to go on and fight, fight, fight. we're looking to end the deaths. 2,000 people died this week, soldiers. more than that. but 2,000 approximately people died this week. young, ukrainians and russians. and somebody would say why do you care about ukraine and russian soldiers? i care about them. i care about everybody. and we're not doing. that now if we don't do anything, he's going to h

france and u.k. have already spoken to you. and we know that europe is ready but without the united states they will not be ready to be as strong as we need. and then the last point, about exchange. you know that they stole 20,000 of children. ukrainian children. they changed their names, their families, relatives. and now they are in russia. we want to bring them back. it is a big dream, task and goal for me. we, by the way, exchanged -- released more than 4000 russian prisoners. but there are thousands more in the prisons. i wanted to share with you some images. can i now? one minute. i want you to understand in what circumstances and situations they are. and what the attitude of russia. this is before and after. you see before and after. now thousands of such people. ladies and men. they do not eat. they beat them. you know, a lot of bad things. pres. zelenskyy: we have to, of course. pres. trump: any questions? >> how much money is the u.s. going to put into the fund being created today and how does this provide long-term s

to i know the u.k. is going to. i know other countries are going to. and they happen to be right next door. we haven't committed. but we could cob seveably. we have security in a different farm -- conceivably. we have security in a different way dig, digging, digging, so we can create a lot of great product in this country. in that sense, you have something. but we haven't determined that yes. and i will say in speaking to france and in speaking -- and they were here last week just the other day. they have committed to a lot of security. i don't think they're going to need much security. once this deal is done, it's over. russia is not going to want to go back. nobody's going to want to go back. when think deal ends, i really belief this deal is going to be over. go ahead. go ahead. reporter: mr. president, thank you. you had macron and starmer this past week both of whom praised the pathway towards peace. part of that is re-engaging russia something the previous leaders lacked the conviction to do so. what gave you the moral courage and conviction to

i think that france and u.k. already spoke to you and we know that europe is ready but without united states they will not be ready to be as strong as we need and then the last point about our people and children and you know that these crazy russians still 20,000 ukrainian children. they changed their names. they changed their families, relatives and now they are in russia. we want to bring them back and it's a big dream, task and goal for me. by the way mr. president, we brought, we exchanged we released more than 4000 warriors from russian prison but there are thousands more in the prison. i wanted to share with you some images. can i now? one minute just you to understand in what situation they are and what the attitude of russia to our prisoners. these guys, before and after. you see before and after. now thousands of such guys, ladies and men. they don't eat, they beat them and a lot of bad things. even during the war there are rules, everybody knows. these guys don't have any rules. 50, 60 kilograms. a lot

the u.k. prime minister suggests keep the aid flowing to kiev. include ukraine at the bargaining table and arm ukraine to deter a further invasion. macron says let's get a deal for a truce for one month. the head of the e.u. said it's time to rearm europe. the british prime minister chimed in with this. boots on the ground was the quote. watch. >> the u.k. is prepared to back this with boots on the ground and planes in the air. the support piece in our continent and to succeed. this effort must have strong u.s. backing. we're at a crossroads in history today. this is not a moment for more talk. it is time to act. time to step up and lead. and to unite around a new plan for a just and enduring peace. >> bill: if all that is on the table here, and zelenskyy comes back to sign this deal and he said this over the weekend. there hasn't been a day we haven't felt gratitude. gratitude for the preservation of indepens dense. it is based on what partners are doing for us and their own security. if you can align all this up, sir, you then put the pressure

and then you got the pm as well as the ambassador, the u.k.mbassador to the united states say okay. well we're going to be there with you. we still need the united states. i think there is a major miscalculation from zelenskyy. he still wants to fight this war. it's unwinnable. more people will die as a result of it. and the president is saying like he said in the oval, i want you to be more on our side. the president said i can't get a negotiation. i have to be in the middle. but i'm signing the minerals deal with you. that is your strategic support. but that's not enough for zelenskyy right now. >> steve: that's right. >> brian: right now who has to deal with his right wing. he has got a right wing. there is a right wing of swells that says you better not agree to stop fighting. they invaded us. they killed our families. they are destroying our infrastructure. we are doing damage. so he can't just -- he is not a dictator. is he still dealing with a democracy and a parliament. >> ainsley: still unclear though if vladimir putin will agree a de

kailey: saloons key making that statement yesterday after meeting with european leaders in the u.k.wing that trip to washington at the end of last week and that quote, very far away does not sit well with president trump who said this is the worst statement that could have been made by zelenskyy and america will not put up that for much longer. perhaps zelenskyy paying attention to that response he

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now he is in london to rally support of european leaders and yesterday he met u.k. minister keir starmer and tomorrow, he'll attend a summit in london to discuss the way forward. kurt volker is a former u.s. special envoy to ukraine and former u.s. ambassador to nato. what do you expect to come out of this european summit tomorrow that zelensky is attending? mr. volker: there are good things we have seen already, expressions of european support and solidarity for ukraine. it is important for zelensky psychologically and the ukrainian people. i hope behind closed doors they are talking about what kind of things need to be done to get ukraine and the u.s. and europe on the same page again. we cannot be creating a dynamic of europe and ukraine against the u.s. we all have to pull together. there i think it will be a matter of europe being willing to put on the table forces for security assurances for ukraine. i think has to be president zelensky saying he wants peace, wants to have a cease fire, will agree to one as soon as put in does, to get things -- putin does. joh

the pair finalized loans from the u.k. for more than $2 billion. zelenskyy said that money would be used for production of weapons in ukraine. the reception he received in london was quite different from the experience in washington. on friday, zelenskyy said the meeting in london was, quote, significant and warm. and the prime minister's comments were a big change from president trump's. >> that you're. >> very, very welcome. >> here in downing street. um, and as you heard from the cheers on the street outside, um, you have full backing across the united kingdom. >> now compare. >> that to. >> this chaotic scene from friday with president trump shouting at president zelenskyy. that meeting ended with white house officials asking the ukrainian president to leave. cnn's clare sebastian joins us now from london with more so, clare, as we said, president zelenskyy, those two meetings in washington and london, a study in contrast, huge stakes today. take us through. >> it. >> yeah. kim i think. >> the stakes. >> just got exponentially higher for this m

u.k. minister keir starmer promised a number of nations would step forward and deploy troops if necessary. >> we are at a crossroads in history today. this is not a moment for more talk. it's time to act, time to step up and lead, and to unite around a new plan for a just and enduring peace. >> all of this comes on the heels of that confrontation that everybody is talking about this week with the oval office outburst between presidents trump and zelenskyy. the treasury secretary joined face the nation earlier today, addressing what was, after all, the main point of that friday meet. >> is the deal still on the table or has president trump instructed you to drop the project? >> margaret, it is impossible to have an economic deal without a peace deal. the foreign economic deal is that ukrainian leadership wants a peace deal. >> those deals might be in limbo for some time. according to white house officials, president trump has no plans for a follow-up meeting with zelenskyy. and vern is i'm

so one leader there in the u.k. calls it a, quote, crossroads in history. with europe facing now an obligation to do the heavy lifting regardless of what the united states under donald trump might do differently than not only the last few years of support for ukraine, but the last few decades of support for the nato alliance, which quite explicitly stands up to the russian autocratic force in the region. and that was long before the ukrainian invasion. as for president trump, here is what he is saying. >> well, i just think he should be more appreciative because this country has stuck with them through thick and thin. >> and many republicans are trying to walk a line here. you know, we've all lived through this. so we know that on, say, domestic issues, which are often quite simple, right? red and blue teams and republicans who used to say whatever about a domestic issue will flip for trump because he's the president on team red. foreign policy can be more complicated. and quite frankly, some republicans like mitch mcconnell or lindsey graham historically h

the pair finalized loans from the u.k.ore than $2 billion, and zelenskyy received a reception that was quite different from his experience in washington on friday. he said the meeting in london was significant and warm, and the prime minister's comments were a big change from president trump's. >> that your very, very welcome here in downing street. um, and as you heard from the cheers of the street outside, um, you have full backing across the united kingdom. >> compare that to this chaotic scene from friday with president trump shouting at president zelenskyy. that meeting ended with white house officials asking the ukrainian president to leave. cnn's clare sebastian joins us now from london with more. so, clare, as we said there for president zelenskyy, those two meetings, washington and london, a study in contrasts. so for ukraine, huge stakes today. >> oh yeah. absolutely kim and i think look the optics do matter. obviously we saw on saturday keir starmer come out of number ten downing street behind me greet president

we've agreed that the u.k, france and others will work with ukraine on a plan to stop the fighting. that as democrats slammed the trump administration's ukraine approach. the white house has become an arm of the kremlin, and protests broke out from vermont, where vice president vance was on a family ski trip to seattle, where this ukrainian voiced her people's fears. i'm terrified. i'm trying to hold my tears right now. but it's not that easy. no easy path to peace. in washington, alice barr, nbc news. well, as all this unfolds tomorrow night, president trump will address a joint session of congress at the capitol. i want to give you a live look for you this midday. you can see there. now, that speech, not technically a state of the union address, coming just weeks after mr. trump took office for a second term. the president's speech is expected to outline his legislative priorities for the next four years, and the war in ukraine will likely be a topic. and you can watch the joint address right here on nbc bay area that's airing at 6 p.m. tomorrow. and join us for a special edition