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kyiv was struck by a heavy russian air attack. president trump speaking by phone to russia's president putin and later ukrainian president zelenskyy. after failing to end the war on day one of his new term as he boldly promised during the campaign, mr. trump telling moscow his team is ready to start negotiations to end the war immediately. u.s. defense secretary pete hegseth quickly tamping down on expectations that all of ukraine's territory would be in play. the u.s. poured billions of dollars in ukraine's war effort since it was invaded in 2022. tonight's potential breakthrough happening alongside prisoner releases between the u.s. and russia. it is where we begin with gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: tonight, fast moving diplomacy is signaling a potential breakthrough in the war in ukraine, after calls with president putin and zelenskyy. president trump saying peace negotiations will start immediately. >> president putin wants peace. president zelenskyy wants peace. i want peace. i want to see people stop getting killed. >> report

defense secretary told kyiv that the goal of nato membership is unrealistic.also told a meeting of ukraine's allies in brussels that the original borders would not be restored, describing the idea as an illusion, and rolled out sending u.s. troops to ukrainian soil as part of any guarantees if a peace deal is reached. he said it is up to european countries to take the lead. our defense correspondent jonathan peel was at the summit in brussels. reporter: a bit of a shock here as to what they've heard but they have not heard what the trump admission -- administration wants to do with ukraine in such explicit terms until they heard from pete hegseth, the u.s. defense secretary, explicitly saying no nato membership for ukraine. that's the opposite of what they have been saying here. also that ukraine would not return to its original borders and would not regain territory. nobody here has explicitly said that even though some certainly thought that was likely. and also explicitly saying if there was a cease-fire, there would be no u.s. boots on the ground, europe w

ithink kyiv direction to win the war —— end the war. i think kyiv they will be war.f metropolitan police officers who failed a new vetting system brought in after the murder it comes after a police sergeant accused of multiple sexual assaults here's sima kotecha. after her death and several other scandals, the force came under he took legal action after being dismissed over sexual assault allegations. fit to hold vetting, those who cannot be trusted to work of vulnerable people. the high courtjudge said dismissal ought not to be imposed without an effective and fair hearing. police federation. and not proven fact." misogyny, homophobia, racism and even murder, inside there who want to get rid of those bad apples infecting the force. mr di maria will now remain on vetting leave while the met appeals the court's decision. else was involved. the bodies of andrew and dawn searle, who were in their 60s, toulouse last thursday. died as a result of hanging. labour has suspended ii councillors as part of an investigation into a whatsapp group where the labour party has alrea

i recorded a little about this on wednesday in kyiv. listen to this. secretary says this deal will be an investment, a peace of mind for the ukrainians so that americans have not left them. also, this is not alone like many of the european countries are offering, but an investment in ukraine to rebuild it together. reporter: the sticking point for ukrainian president is guarantees for more money for weapons. here's zelensky today. >> going before and the support of president trump and we have good conversation today and really what we need to speak more and work more and to prepare the plan and continue the work. we really want this very much. we need real security guarantees. reporter: security guarantees is what they are stressing. this is a economic deal that the trump administration wants to do, and the trump administration, president trump believes it shows the ukrainians will protect their interests in ukraine and have a long standing relationship. so, liz, we'll have to see. they'd like to have had it signed by today and doesn't look like that's

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reporter: this was kyiv the night before last.g president zelenskyy told journalists was stopping putin's plan to do a bilateral deal with the u.s. as an independent country, ukraine cannot accept agreements made without it. he told us donald trump might not have much leverage. visited a brutal truth that you are losing the war? >> strategically we have won the war already. russia failed to take kyiv within three days. i believe time is on our side. the question is, who will outlast whom? reporter: but if they give you no more weapons, time is on your side. >> i do not believe americans and trump will stop providing us weaponry. if we fail because of this, it will be a huge stain on trump's reputation. he wants to go down in history as a successful president, not as neville chamberlain. reporter: this is the toughest moment that ukraine has faced. anchor: hamas says it will release israeli hostages due to a timeline. that is a change from days ago. israel says hamas must release three live hostages on saturday. here is our middle

support for kyiv.let's take a listen to an excerpt of what president zelenskyy had to say. >> we really want peace and we work on it. we will prepare security guarantees like we see. we will share it with the united states, and i hope they will share their view. as i said, common view for me is very important to hear all our partners in europe who helped us in eu plus, of course, because uk, our partners, big partners and that's why it's very important to prepare during months all these things to share it with the president of the united states, to find time for this. >> you know, i a question for you, sir. if the trump administration does back away from supporting ukraine in this war, can your country go it alone with just european support? >> we will fight in any way. it's very important to remember that in 2022, it was not american marines who stopped russians in suburbs of kyiv. it was ukrainian army with ukrainian weapons, by the way. at that time we received close to nothing from our allies, from

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refused to answer the question that he sees ukraine as an equal partner, that caused an outrage in kyiv in general. in public we are left alone. it felt like we are on the table, not at the table. people started feeling bad today when we heard other statements from jd vance at the munich conference. they seem to have retracted from their initial position and seem to insist that ukraine's interests will be taken into account. that is a positive development. are still cautious about what we are witnessing. host: you referenced jd vance. he spent very little time on china and russia as adversaries, instead talking about europe and its values. do you still see the u.s. as a close partner to ukraine in this? guest: i still believe that the u.s. is the leader among democracies globally. i still believe that regardless of the political party at the moment, it is still in the interests of the united states to cooperate with other democracies. i can understand that the new administration is rather different image approaches to dealing with its allies. i have seen the reaction from european allie

geeta: joining me now from kyiv is ukrainian politician, mp for the servant of the people's party, chairreign affairs committee at the ukrainian parliament. thank you for being with us. we have heard a lot of voices in the last two or three days, a number of conflicting lines from some elements of the u.s. administration. i just wonder, what is your take today, given we have seen zelenskyy meeting jd vance? >> first of all, i have been listening to the speech by the vice president jd vance, and i really like his phrase that the new sheriff is in town, and i do hope the new sheriff will help to restrain and get rid of old gangster putin. this is important for us and for the whole world. additionally, what is really important, the direct meeting between our president zelenskyy and the vice president jd vance. it is crucially important because we are starting to have systematic contacts, systematic discussions, conversations with our american colleagues with the new administration. it helps to bring about mutual understanding. we can see the policy, the attitude of the new administration is

but kyiv warns against any premature agreement with moscow.t some fresh reaction right now from the european commission to president trump's announcement yesterday of reciprocal tariffs in motion. the european commission views trump's proposed reciprocal tariff trade policy as a step in the wrong direction. the eu remains committed to an open and predictable global trading system that benefits all partners. and here is the kicker. the eu will react firmly and immediately against unjustified barriers to free and fair trade. i think those are two key words, firmly and immediately, because there has been some question around what the eu response to new tariffs may look like and when. and here they are distinctly using the word immediately. so if we do see these tariffs come come through and we do see these reciprocal tariffs come to fruition. the eu is trying to push the us to get the message out that that they will be reacting firmly and immediately to what they see as unjustified barriers to free and fair trade. now what's been interesting is s

of where missiles have hit, how many respite here in terms of how this war is being fought. was in kyiv back you in moment or we uyg'ii back 5 55 talking you in moment or we uyg'ii the k 5 55 talking interview coming that interview coming up alive here on programme in the here on the programme in the few around the world and across the uk, but based on everything that we know at the moment we can speak of an by the perpetrator. no indication at all. who was at the rally. followed by a crash. with the engine still going. and i saw many people try to run away, many other people tried to run towards the injured people what i did as well. and a lot of people felt that this cannot abide, and that's why we organised still while we were all on crime, tough on immigrants. i think all of the politicians were doing that. the blood had not dried on the streets when the prime minister of bavaria was already on the scene, spoke about two sentences about his grief for the victims and for the injured we need to send immigrants back to their home countries, would not support that. in southern israel. w

and i think that is all you need to know about where kyiv stands in the pecking order here. this peace deal is likely to be between russia and the united states, telling ukraine what they think is its best path going forwards. that is a marked change and will leave many ukrainians deeply concerned and many troops on the front lines fighting for ukraine. perhaps wondering exactly what their efforts and loss is for right now. >> sure, kim, i wonder to nick's point, if trump's view of foreign policy is purely one based on transactions and what ultimately it will benefit the united states benefit him? what does ukraine have to offer? is it these rare earth minerals? is that leverage to get trump to try to push for more out of the kremlin? >> yeah, i did speak to a ukrainian contact who was briefed on what went on in ramstein and said that they're very upset with what secretary of defense pete hegseth said about this resolution is probably not going to include ukraine as part of nato, that you're not going to see a return to ukraine's 2014 borders. all bad news. the one bright si

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now she's a striker for kyiv. the only mixed team on the pitch. my hands, arms and back are all getting strong. - she'd left her baby with her mother and signed up. i wanted to protect. my family and didn't want a full—scale war. he was a professional footballer when he volunteered to fight. because they'd been ambushed and we had to get them. then i heard that ukraine was launching amputee football teams. and with football, i returned to normal life. and more tournaments. of thousands of amputees. a tiny caribbean island has been home to the indigenous guna community for over 100 years. an exodus — one of the first relocations of an entire like in practice." bbc mundo�*s agustina latourrette has this report. since the 19th century. here they found refuge after escaping from spanish i have lived on the island for almost 20 years. it is quite sad to leave a place where one has but we had to move because of overcrowding as the island was already too small for the number of the oceans are increasing by at least five millimetres per year. given that t

sarah rainsford, bbc news, kyiv.ey will meet the prime minister next week to call for a statutory public inquiry into what happened. a review into the care that valdo calocane that there had been a catalogue of failings. simonjones reports. it's more than 18 months since ian coates, barnaby webber and grace o'malley—kumar were stabbed to death, but their families say they are still fighting for answers. taser, taser! stay where you are. this is the moment valdo calocane, a paranoid schizophrenic, was arrested. order for manslaughter. an independent review of his care prior to the attacks, published on wednesday, found his risk was not fully understood or managed. good morning, everybody. once again, thanks for your attendance. that the authorities, who they say failed their loved ones, still need to be held to account. to the prime minister and the rest of the government, make this trauma stop and make ourfight stop now. you have confirmed there will be a public inquiry, but agree the terms that we have been pleading

you know, we were actually on the ground in kyiv when president trump won reelection back in novembere 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 ukraine, and so the fear now is that at best that the front lines will be frozen, which means the fighting will stop and russia will keep the territory it has already taken, but at worst, this is simply a chance for putin to take a pause, reload, and then restart his war on ukraine. >> maurice: imtiaz, you have reported from ukraine many times before the war and during the war. what are your observations on how the ukrainians have been evolving throughout all of this? >> reporter: look, it's an understatement to say that ukraine is a country forever changed. so many of their best and brightest have been killed in the fighting, and as you saw in our report, we ourselves have come very close to those front lines, which have seen entire cities razed to the ground, and ukrainians tell us that they know

sarah rainsford, bbc news, kyiv.t to the country in the spring. and david beckham, and the actor stanley tucci attended cooking methods. the feast included crab, ravioli and pork, along with english and italian wine. i'm here in english one all right, i have never tried it, tit 7 it sounds it sounds a 7 it sounds a great it sounds a great menu. before we go — some live pictures from the superdome in new orleans — where the kick—off for the super bowl is about 2k hours away. america's most high profile sporting event will feature the philadelphia eagles taking on the kansas city chiefs, super bowl in a row. the half—time show performed by lamar. stay tuned will kendrick lamar. stay tuned will be at the top of the hour. hello there. a rather grotty day for many of us on saturday with low grey cloud, drizzle, further outbreaks of rain, and some of that rain turned to snow over the tops of the hills in the colder air. it's just more of the same as we head through the next few days. so still feeling chilly, especially in

kyiv was struck by a heavy russian air attack.speaking by phone to russia's president putin and later ukrainian president zelenskyy. after failing to end the war on day one of his new term as he boldly promised during the campaign, mr. trump telling moscow his team is ready to start negotiations to end the war immediately. u.s. defense secretary pete hegseth quickly tamping down on expectations that all of ukraine's territory would be in play. the u.s. poured billions of dollars in ukraine's war effort since it was invaded in 2022.

meanwhile, kyiv and moscow are trading blame over a deadly strike in the russian territory currentlyheld by ukraine. just a warning. the video you're about to see is graphic. ukraine's president says the video shows russia's strike on a boarding school in the kursk region on saturday. ukraine says four people were killed and at least four others wounded. but russia claims it was ukraine that attacked the school. cnn couldn't confirm where and how this video was taken. it's been almost three years since the war in ukraine began, and among the growing number of casualties are u.s. volunteers putting their lives on the line in a war with no direct impact on their country. some are dying in combat. others have gone missing. and that's taking a devastating emotional toll on their families back home. as cnn's nick paton walsh reports. >> america isn't sure it wants this war anymore, but some are still fighting it. >> move, move move. >> this rare. footage of american volunteers in combat who are increasingly dying and missing in action. at least 20 now, mia. five cases in just the last six

i went to kyiv soon afterwards to interview him for unspun world. the russians have upped their gameieve his intended aim of bringing the war the old soviet union collapsed — everything now depends on the way vladimir putin emerges from a trump—organised peace negotiation over ukraine. he'll be free to carry on challenging the west. one large part of the old soviet union — which comes under attack. and aside from that, will he be able to make sure that his invasion of ukraine again? a matter of life and death. from me and from the unspun team, until we meet again, goodbye. hello there. of stormy, turbulent weather, the start of february does it won't be sunny all the time, a fair bit of cloud, to the west of us. running up against this area of high pressure, eastwards through the weekend. many places starting saturday, though, with a fair bit will lift and clear and, certainly across england and wales, some places will get to see some sunshine. into the afternoon, parts of east anglia and the far 10 degrees in plymouth — wales, parts of northern england again likely but for northern

dialog, apparently without kyiv at the table.ne's president, growing increasingly frustrated and concerned. >> all of this should say. >> it's important that everything does not go according to putin's plan. zelenskyy says he wants to do everything to make his negotiations bilateral. but many ukrainians fear that's exactly what's happening. feeling president trump is selling them out. >> president putin wants to have peace now, and that's good. and he didn't want to have peace with biden. >> was that conversation. >> with putin? >> you tell me why that is okay. >> trump's plan is to rob ukraine as much as possible. this woman in kyiv says not to make peace here. it looks like ukraine is being betrayed. this woman says in what is being said now, i do not see anything good for ukraine. it's very sad. ukraine's army is steadily losing ground to the russians, mostly due to manpower and weapons shortages. russian forces already occupy more than 20% of the country territory. the new u.s. defense secretary bluntly says kyiv most probabl

and this unity help us to throw russia away from kyiv, from kherson and from kharkiv in the year 2022s is attack on unity, because the unity means no election. and if president decide to start the election, they destroy the unit that make ukraine weaker. and we should deliver the peace through strength. and that's why we need to make ukraine stronger. we need to strengthen our transatlantic unity. and instead of that, zelenskyy goes there and accept that weak position. nothing about ukraine without ukraine. this is principle was established by me as a president since year 2014. nothing about europe without europe. and with this situation, we shall keep staying united in ukraine. united behind our army, united behind the eu and nato. aspiration, united behind ukraine. and unfortunately, this absolutely irresponsible step illegal and unconstitutional, make ukraine weaker. we don't have a zelenskyy is not an enemy for me. and we have only one enemy. and the name of this enemy is putin. >> yeah. i'm just wondering, you know, all of this is happening when there are real pressures to get so

officials in kyiv don't seem impressed by the trump administration's proposals for handling the nearlyhree year long war. >> on saturday, the new u.s. envoy said ukraine needs to hold elections, which have been suspended because of the war. an adviser to mr. zelenskyy says a peace plan that only consists of a ceasefire and elections is a failed plan. he's asking for a more in-depth approach from the americans as russian airstrikes continue to kill ukrainian civilians. >> clare sebastian is joining us. klepper. what more do we know about these potential meetings and talks and whether, in fact, they will happen? well, so we don't know anything at this point other than what trump appears to have said on sunday night to reporters saying that the talks are scheduled. he didn't say who with. he simply said with ukraine and russia. but we've just heard from the kremlin this morning, dmitry peskov coming out and saying, look, trump didn't say that exactly. he's saying that actually, if you listen closely to trump, he's simply saying that talks are actually planned, which of course, both sides

and so for the russians, that means he wants leadership change in kyiv. he wants no nato membership, and he actually wants the ukrainians to amend their constitution to enshrine that in their constitution. and he wants to severely diminish the size and the capability of the ukrainian military that it can't. so it can't defend itself anymore. those are really serious concessions that he's asking for. and i think your point, anderson, is spot on that this for putin is about ukraine, but it's also about much more than ukraine. and you can be assured that president putin will be pushing the envelope to see how much he can get from a united states, especially when president trump is making concessions before the negotiations have even started. >> general clark, i mean, ukraine is asking for security guarantees to to to ensure peace. the defense secretary hegseth has ruled out boots on the on the ground. you talk about the united states providing kind of the back the backbone. what would that actually look like? >> you have air power. you'd have air defense. yo

call now and we'll come to you. >> 882 one 4000. >> no deal unless kyiv is involved. that is what ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is saying as he pushes back after president trump said he and russia's leader vladimir putin agreed to start negotiations to end the war on ukraine. zelenskyy saying, quote, as an independent country, we simply cannot accept any agreements without us. and i articulate this very clearly to our partners. we will not accept any bilateral negotiations on ukraine without us. the order of trump's calls first to putin and then to zelenskyy. second was, quote, not pleasant, according to zelenskyy. joining us now is kurt volker, former u.s. ambassador to nato, who is also u.s. special representative for ukraine. negotiations. during the first trump administration. so, ambassador, you have trump and putin getting together to decide to move forward immediately with negotiations and then informing zelenskyy. that is the word that trump used. is zelenskyy right to see this as a slight? >> well. >> i. >> think it's a little too much too soon to s

support, it's unclear how much longer kyiv can really hang on. chris. >> matt bradley, thank you. let's go to illinois now, where we just heard a press conference about alleged sexual abuse at youth centers in the state. nbc's adrien brody's reporting. i know the state is trying to dismiss these cases. tell us the back you know, the back story here and where it stands right now. >> yeah. chris, the state has already. >> filed a. >> motion to. >> dismiss these cases. >> and attorneys representing these 100 alleged victims or 800 alleged victims. >> has already. >> filed a motion to appeal that. so there's going to be an oral argument later this month. but this is a case. >> that is. >> targeting illinois youth centers. >> across the. >> state, as. >> well as juvenile detention centers. now, this lawsuit alleges. >> the department. >> of corrections employees and illinois department of juvenile justice employees sexually abused people while in. >> their custody. >> and at the time, some of the. alleged victims were just as young as nine. >> moments ago, we heard. >> from attorneys r

now she's a striker for kyiv. the only mixed team on the pitch. i'm in shape now.as injured when a shell landed as she slept. want a full scale war. unfortunately, it didn't turn out that way. - then her husband went missing in action. my husband has now been missing for two years. - as well as physical. he was a professional footballer when he volunteered to fight. then he lost his leg trying to rescue other soldiers. but we wound up in the same situation, hit with grenades then i heard that ukraine was launching and with football, i returned to normal life. and more tournaments. in a country where war has already created tens of thousands of amputees. trump's plans to dismantle america's international aid organisation. which had notified workers that almost all staff at the world's biggest aid donor would be put on leave. a few hundred. this was the scene on friday at the organisation's headquarters, where crews were seen removing the signs. the move is part of president trump's efforts to reshape america's role in foreign aid assistance, but the dismantling 0ur

with bbc news. peace negotiations to end the war with russia the 3—year war. here in the centre of kyivords, a surrender. has already taken. as a sovereign nation. far away in the white house in washington, donald trump to reassure ukrainians who fear he wants to decide with vladimir putin. into uncle sucker. agreement made without ukraine. as he thinks he has. you any more weapons, time is not on your side, is it? i don't believe that americans, and trump in particular, will stop providing us weaponry, because if we fall or fail because of this, it will be a huge stain on trump's reputation and he's an ambitious person. he wants to go down in history as a very successful president, as a winner, not as neville chamberlain. this is the hardest moment for ukraine since the dark and desperate first months of the war. tough choices lie ahead. hamas says it is committed to implementing the gaza ceasefire deal with israel and will continue releasing hostages as scheduled, raising hopes that a resumption of the war can be averted. that is a change from just days ago when the group postponed th

zelenskyy yesterday in kyiv. >> to discuss. >> an. agreement that. would trade. >> access to ukrainian natural resources. for continued. military support. zelenskyy described it as a. >> detailed plan. >> on a strategic partnership between the two countries. that would. include opportunities for american businesses, and said that ukraine. >> wanted investment. >> in its resources. >> meanwhile. >> the secretary of defense, pete hegseth, made. >> his. >> first appearance at the ukraine. defense contact group. >> in brussels yesterday. >> where he overhauled the u.s. stance on europe's. largest conflict. >> since world war two. the group. >> was formed by. former secretary lloyd austin as a coalition in support of ukraine. hegseth called for an end to the war, but said any goal of returning ukraine to. >> its pre. >> 2014 borders is. unrealistic. and ruled. out nato membership for ukraine. >> we are at, as. >> you said, mr. >> secretary. >> a. >> critical moment as the war approaches its third anniversary. our message is clear. the bloodshed must stop

what does this actually mean for kyiv? >> well, and. >> you also can have secretary of state marco rubio. >> among other european, among other american officials here, alongside european officials here in munich. when this conference gets started tomorrow. so there's the really the main focus of this of the next few days here in munich is going to be ukraine. i'm not sure that that kyiv took much comfort in what president trump just said about. of course, ukraine will be involved in the conversation. there certainly is a sense, i think, among ukrainian officials, that the u.s. is barreling ahead with the deal over their country, mostly talking to russia about it. we heard president zelenskyy saying in the wake of those two phone calls with president trump and president putin and then his own with president trump, that it was not pleasant. the fact that the russians got the first call. but here we have president trump saying that, of course, the ukrainians are going to be at the table when it comes to striking a deal. and t

. >> donald trump, if he were president, putin would be sitting in kyiv. >> we're supporting ukraine's ability to defend itself against russia's unprovoked aggression and doing what we can to continue to build and strengthen the alliance around the support for ukraine's right to be an independent nation larry: trying to follow that is like follow agoagnat in a hurricane. liz: brand new footage showing they're editing out of kamala's word salads and help her win and look for presidential. this is getting way worse than realized. she'll show you the details. tonight, joe concha is here to take it on but first, this. president trump moving on executive order targeting anti-christian bias and spoke at national prayer breakfast it morning and fox news senior white house correspondent peter doocy at the white house with more. good to see you. reporter: liz, good evening. today is attorney general pam bondi's first full day on the job and she got a big new assignment from president trump via this eo. >> anti-christian bias. never heard of that one before; right. the tariffs will work to fully

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edward, you were exclusively in kyiv this week when treasury secretary bessent offered the rare earth must have been fascinating. what more can you tell us about the deal? >> reporter: yeah. i can tell you that it's not just rare earth minerals in this economic partnership they released. so, yeah, i just got back from ukraine actually yesterday afternoon, and, you know, i have a few sources who are saying ukrainian president zelenskyy is going to sign this economic partnership today many in munich. however, the ukrainians have been going over this deal since it was presented on wednesday by treasury secretary scott bessent in person in kyiv. i was there there at that moment on wednesday. the ukrainiansn't want more money for -- want more money for weapons with this plan, so i wanted to know fresh out of that meeting with the treasury secretary and the ukrainian president if the agreement could be the start of something more. listen to. this could this economic keel be the -- deal be the foundation for a larger peace deal? >> this is part of the foundation for a larger peace deal that

on ukraine's future as some call for kyiv to join the nato alliance and move the trump administration opposes. let's head to the north lawn to see what white house jacqui heinrich reports on president trump's two long distance calls today. important ones, good evening. jacqui. >> jacqui: good evening, bret. president's calls kicked off the peace talks. defense secretary pete hegseth made big news ahead of it in a speech at headquarters overnight appearing to rule out nato's membership in nato as part of a any negotiated settlement as well as nato troops playing any role in peace keeping. pretty clear all day president trump's position as well until he confirmed it in the oval office as the new dni tulsi gabbard was just sworn in. >> i think we're on the way to getting peace. i think president putin wants peace. and president zelenskyy wants peace. and i want peace. >> jacqui: president trump expressing optimism after long calls with russian president putin and then ukrainian president zelenskyy this morning. in the next breath trump casually indication a reversal of u.s. policy is ahe