foreign minister on his us culture parts have spoken via phone washington's request by the mirrors, lensky fumes of the ongoing dialogue between the 2 powers. if the dialogue will be in such a manner, which now demonstrates united states to rational pricing. yes. so we are not very happy with it. to be honest, but this is part of the same figure. also pushes for the european army to be created, saying those troops can then be deployed in ukraine. i really believe that time has come on forces of yours must be created. an account with a key have reportedly turns down an american proposal for a promising continued a money provided key of allies, the countries natural resources to be shipped to state side. such a deal is increasingly being pushed by telling us officials i think that is when, when, as the american people have a stake in the recovery of ukrainian economy poses con port. and we will go to the other side of this concord than the, the us for sharing the benefits, the regular catching the program from today across the world. welcome to most school on the mobile user on and off on ou

the lensky is in the amaris during these meetings right next door. so at any rate, it's finally a time that we're seeing here where i us, head of state is on the same page with mosque after years of russian officials calling for peace negotiations. and washington for that many years has pretty much just not given them the time of day until now. and it's now time for the landscape to take a backseat. apparently it's an interesting question though i don't think so as long as he's there. but you know, at some point you're gonna have to have elections to along with key and they are opinions also scrambling for a seat at the negotiating table. but washington hasn't really showed very much of interest at this point. and some officials even said that brussels isn't going to even be there. so we've got a lot of information here, so i'm confirm some unconfirmed. a lot of reports. we're gonna have to see how this meeting turns out. we'll have a nice speaking with the former director of us into governmental affairs about these latest developments. so steve, gai

g defense will be meeting with the lensky at the may next security conference, as a lensky will be there on the table. the president made that clear. so i think that there's been a lot of like a fuse and unnecessary um, upset by many europeans on something that has been a trajectory for quite some time. they need to invest in defense. theresa, you mentioned that the forthcoming meeting between j. d vance and ukrainian president board and there's a lensky um, ukranian president zalinski said that you're will have to unite behind ukraine so it can protect itself. what do you expect to come out of the meeting between vance and zalinski? because you mentioned just a moment ago that it seems as though vance may be softening his tone when it comes to kind of rhetoric we've heard from the us before this conference. well the devil is always in the details. and the us is actually taking kind of an unusual approach with the best in the treasury secretary bus and travel to ukraine. so the he was there on the ground and met with the lensky as well. and there's this kind of transactional approach tha

so lensky lifted the band on sending ukraine's greatest resource. it's rich black, us to foreigners, within just a few years, around 40 percent, his nation's arable land phone and into the hands of the west and equity funds, pension funds, foundations. and they are still literally reaping the rewards, but not content with selling what's above ground. now's the lensky is picking the easel to you. ukraine has gold, coal, tedium, manganese, oars, and rare earth metals. ukraine is very rich. on the map you see the real volumes, but there is no price for it. this is big money, very big. so it must be protected. if we're talking about the deal, the americans want to make less negotiates that ukraine is only in favor. yes, i see its fun line collapses on the summit trees. so the man who refuses to read the constitution, i'm faces people at the polls, but can read the face of a sick and tired trouble to wow. says he'll give it all up. even though it's not his to give the land it's mineral, wealth, atmosphere, water, and other natural resources within the te

a european army to confront russia's threat at the munich security conference. lot of here's the lensky urges here up to shape its own future as washington signals. it is cutting back is commitment to european defense. also coming up the latest hostages released by a mosque begin their joyful review and years with families. peggy deco shan and 2 others are back in israel. hundreds of palestinian prisoners are also freed in the exchange. and germany's chancellor pays tribute to the victims of thursday suspected car ramming attacks in unit 2. people have now died with 37 others injured. the melissa chance, thanks for joining us. german chancellor, all of shelves says defense spending must increase significantly to counter the threat from russia. speaking at the munich security conference, he also responded to controversial remarks from us, vice president j events who urged europe to open its doors to far right parties. schultz said, germany has the right to decide how it deals with far right hate speech. i also knew that ukrainian president was letting me as lensky when warned that russia

so with the lensky or at this point. absolutely. if you, it's all, just keep you to go to most of us can, you can negotiate with anyone. but zalinski is illegitimate. he has no right to sign anything. but if he wants to take part in the negotiations, i will send people who will conduct these negotiations. the issue is the final signing of the docking. it's. this is a very serious issue that should guarantee security for ukraine and russia with a serious long term historical perspective. and there can't be a single slip. everything should be polished. but if there is a desire to negotiate and find compromise solutions, let anyone negotiate there. naturally, we will strive to achieve what suits us, which corresponds to our interest in terms of signing documents. everything should be done in such a way that lawyers confirm to us the legitimacy of those people who be authorized by the ukrainian state to sign these agreements. we will soon be a part offered lady to mon try has been to the go to well carried on the stick, if you will, for

so lensky, i guess he's trying to remain relevant on the sidelines. he says that without p ever these talks, well, they mean nothing. so the ukraine will not take part. ukraine knew nothing about this. and ukraine regards any negotiations about ukraine without you frame as having no results. we cannot recognize any things or agreements about us that took place without us. while the whole free money trained from washington to keep house, essentially now ground to a hold, according to various reports with us has told you, crane is now time to pay up the bill. is it numerous? washington to report to the wants, key of the conversation with 500000000000 for prior assistance. that's even bigger than germany's wells. will one reparations on request, ukraine's railroad minerals various infrastructure, oil and gas resources. and yet, as the tide tonnes rushes on, pass it up to the un. no, says any possible agreement with must go now will be much worse for kids. and it had been in the past, a visit with some looking p. f is bitterly understanding that the menta

there's a president or form a president lensky whose time has expired. who denies any calls for elections? he says that he's crazy and people don't want elections to love. i'm elected the president. so sort of a huge crowd. yes. the reaction to these, these called the nations from the european union and from you. great. and being human. lots of people to see uh how focusing going up the compared for the next round of elections and they take their lessons from the situation around the world . right. all senior correspondent is about that because they have thank you. all right, off the 8 years behind bars are russian citizen nice on the big nick has been released from the us prison. he's now back here in the event. it was a great one. c, arrive time, his parents with that to see that sounds arrival and must go. i've been excited. he still can't believe he's is finally back in russia. the nice put ocean yourselves know he's not at the store yet. attorney is now pretty stressful. on the more spreads to a state. so many other states here this semester. well,

and now the lot them is lensky is having to take a backseat conversation. you will be involved um, interesting question though i don't think so as long as he's there, but you know, at some point you're gonna have to have elections to along with key of it also looks like the european union is scrambling to get a seat at the negotiating table, but washington didn't seem very interested in this with some us officials even saying that they're not going to be at the negotiations at hall. this kind of echoes what we just heard. russian foreign minister circ a live, rob say about about the, the european union's desire to be a part of this negotiating process. he mentioned what the finished president recently said at the unit security conference, which he said that, you know, it would be beneficial for the you to have some sort of truce that would buy time for the content to continue to build up. it's military spring. this is like flashbacks to the uminski agreements, which were brokered between european powers, germany and france and russia on the other side. russ

was the lensky is c, the left on the sidelines at the moment? so looks to be a loose cannon. if you will, mind you. even before donald trump took over the oval office, the united states had asked the lensky to limit his tribes. those too not to drive off port royal price is, well, trump said that the oil would play as leverage on russia if it did not sit down at the negotiating tables. and as he seems to have done just the opposite, in this case, he drove up oil prices and damaged the american interest as well. now despise it, as is a self destructive, ashton's. he continues to enjoy support from the european union, but the most of the officials there seem to be go more into the fact that the reactions of the key originally bar actually hurts in your opinions themselves. after all, the latest, the facts does indeed hurts european interest as well. oh no immediate turn. the directory action from zelinski is european fans at this point in time, but we should hardly be expecting any reaction any time soon. because for the e. u officials, they're darling can do absolutely anythin

there's a lensky thing. why aren't you more actively pursuing peace? but as you say, when you look into the details of it and the money that's been coming in, so your credit is shutting off that, you know, that's ukraine is the hold it to us. let's say it directly. so if that stops on europe is not willing to do this. he knows he's in a hole here. he's no longer of any use to europe or the us as he and he's committed crimes and some more crimes. so if, if you know, is the landscape probably trying to figure out an exit route, among other things, right. um, i don't really see him running for president again. i think he wouldn't be elected . obviously there's a ton of people he's, i mean he's basically sacrificed a generation of men for what to give rare earth minerals to the us to give 22 percent of the land to, to russia. yeah, he's in a very bad position. par rate, the e u is undermining its own democratic values. that's the blogs admission us vice president. judy balance kicked off with us in munich, a security conference, as the new trump team infor

so lensky was due to be meeting with the us, vice president j. d vault. is until you would that me thing is not going to take place on friday. it seems to be an issue with the scheduling. but we also know that j. d. bronx has been a huge the critical of ukraine in general and it's role in new rule. so we were expecting that meeting might be a little bit fiery between the 2, particularly given the context of everything else that's being said. now your family does also seem to be frightening about the noise is coming out of the, from the white house, saying that no ukraine has to be involved in the negotiations. this copy a situation of russia and the us deciding together the feature of what happens to crane and also that you will see in the dusk must be at the table to almost something the feet just suggest that it's wrong that they could be left out of bed and we've been hearing from the gym and chancellor fall off. schultz, who's been talking about the support his country wants to continue giving you credit despite the facts about support is incredibly u

there's a risk. lensky is tougher comments. the continued late to news conference will antagonize trump pollings for them. and as a told me in the circumstances, plain speaking is justified. i think within your administration there is a premium on frankness and times a very hard you create a new spacing, is essential choices. a so presidency landscape tells it like it is. and i hope it gets hurt. here in munich, the very real differences between the us and europe in plans for peace and ukraine . i've been further exposed. that's the reason europe and foreign ministers will hold a meeting here in the coming hours. james space out is era munich. the high stakes talks between russia and the usaa continue despite growing concerns from you, us state department has confirmed that secretary of state market review is held a phone call with russian farm and assistant gala for off. and it's really a re offend america's commitment to ending the wall, becomes just hours of us invoice ukraine told him unit security conference, but you would

the lensky is the behavior is well really unpredictable. at this point, especially the following, the events had been unix security conference, most on washington are about to begin their talks on the settlements of the crating costs, as well as the lensky is seemingly left on the sidelines. at the moment, she lives to be a loose cannon. if you will, mind you. even before donald trump took over the oval office, the united states had asked the lensky to limit his tried cells to not to drive off put oil prices. well, trump said that the oil would play as leverage on russia. if it does not sit down at the negotiating tables and ask, he seems to have done just the opposite. in this case, he drove up oil prices and damaged the american interest as well. now despise it, as is a self destructive, ashton's he continues to enjoy support from the european union. but the most of the officials there seem to be well blind to the fact that the reactions of the key of regime are actually hurting europeans themselves. after all, the latest, the facts does

there's a lensky thing. why aren't you more actively pursuing peace? but as you say, when you look into the details of it and the money that's been coming in to your credit, shutting off that, you know, that's ukraine is the hold it to us. let's say it directly. so if that stops on europe is not willing to do this. he knows he's in a hole here. he's no longer of any use to europe or the us as he. and he's committed crimes in some more crimes. so if, if you know, zalinski is probably trying to figure out an exit route, among other things, um, i don't really see him running for president again, i think he wouldn't be elected. obviously there's 10 enough people he's, i mean he's basically sacrificed a generation of men for what to give rare earth minerals to the us to give 22 percent of the land to, to russia. yeah, he's in a very bad position. once, as, as an apparent backup plans. lensky aside line to his own decree, the funds ukrainian negotiations with the russian presidents. the cab chief now. so you see, once direct talks with lots of my posts in, b

russians foreign minister at his us count about hold a telephone call that in washington's request, lensky is coming to tell them that a distinctly different future lies ahead with america. now looking for a piece unfolding with an if the data will be in such blights manner, which now demonstrates united states to ration. yes. so we are not very happy with this, to be honest, but this is like the signature, st question, the days of washington to allow support for key advocacy me to be over as trump improved and told ukraine's hope for nato membership is done while the us so it's just not realistic. would you crate to consider taking back russian territory? returning to ukraine's pre 2014 borders is an unrealistic objective chasing this, illusionary goal will only prolong the war and cause more suffering. meantime here, okay, and leaders are in panic mode. scrambling to be included in peace folks on ukraine as a representative from the trump administration side of the e. you will not be sitting at the table. can you, can you a show this already in the ukrainians will be at the table and eur

if given the opportunity to vote, ukrainians would certainly take the lensky down. another thing is that zalinski doesn't need elections. i think he is well aware that they would be like death for him. and of course, he will resist the elections until the last possible moment, as long as he can. and so i don't really believe in the possibility of ukraine having an election. so, the question is, who among the external players will support to lensky further? if let's say the u. s. refuses to support ukraine and leaves it only to europe, then there is a chance that ukraine and its current state will not even make it to autumn. well, russia has requested a meeting of the un security council because the decade is paul. since the body adopted a resolution looking for peace in the eastern region of ukraine up system. and the french representatives became self proclaimed republic slipped. and that's going to hans on the 24th of february we had launched it's large scale invasion of ukraine, file 18 view, and charter and international law. i recall that russia had spent some

foreign minister, is us count them on hold of the telephone, pulled out to washington's request. lensky is coming to terms that a distinctly different future lives. i had put america now looking for peace and full in some of the dialect will be in such a large menu, which now demonstrate united states to professional i think yes. so we, i don't very happy with it. to be honest, but the interesting question. yeah. the days of washington's all out support for kids certainly seem to be over. as trump, including top ukraine's hope for the state. so membership is dash for the us. so just don't realistically ukraine to take back russia's new territories. returning to ukraine's pre 2014 borders is an unrealistic object chasing this, illusionary goal will only prolong the war and cause more suffering. i mean time, europe, and rulers are in panic mode. scrambling to be included in peace told one who cried as a representative from the trump administration says that you, you will not be sitting at the table. can you, can you a show this audience that ukrainians will be at the table? and europeans

so i think part of what's happening is that the lensky feels left out. he understands that the, our power is bigger than him. that are at the table. he's basically that the kids stable and the bigger powers are trying to figure things out. and so let's, he says, i want a piece of the action. he's going to go to other regional partners. of course, ukraine has an economy that has suffered in this war time. he might be willing to sell up enterprises, philip opportunities for investors to come in for concessions for the opportunity to get something in return. and of course, what he ultimately once is, as he said, if he's not a part of the negotiations, he's not going to agree to anything. which means that he's willing to carry this on . he's willing to continue to have ukraine in a state of absolute war. and taking people off the streets and carrying them against their will to the front lines to die for him and his the ruling class of their. so i think ultimately we have to understand that zelinski has his own agenda, the, the rulers and gifts have their own

i mean, vladimir putin has said that he doesn't mind if the lensky is at any future negotiations. but the main thing is that russia does not seize a lensky as a person who actually has the authority to sign off on any sort of legitimate piece deal. if you're stupid to go to most of the sky, you can negotiate with anyone. but zalinski is illegitimate, he has no right to sign anything. but if he wants to take part in the negotiations, i will send people who will conduct these negotiations. the issue is the final signing of the documents. this is a very serious issue that should guarantee security for ukraine and russia with a serious long term historical perspective. and there can be a single slip. everything should be polished, but in the coordinates with the constitution of ukraine. the president of ukraine, even under martial law, does not have the right to extend his powers. only representative authorities have the right to extend their powers, which is only the right of the countries parliament. and the president only has a 5 year term. that's it and nothing else. further, his

because from what we've heard on multiple occasions. lensky himself, he was actually opening fruit and engaged in named, quoting a guess, fly them f, pete. and you might remember those moments as well, but overall from what we see now, the relations between russia and a, the usps of someone in prison. but of course, we'll have to wait to say, let's speak to a retired us army lieutenant colonel of international security consulting on this earl rouse, musing. you're most welcome, sir. another significant coal on particularly so. i suggest, given a high level must go, washington summit was agreed during it. according to the russian foreign ministry. are you surprised at all? overhead foss tie is, are being re established. um, it's uh, perhaps a little surprised, but then a lot in some ways not. i mean, trump is a took initiative right away. yes. to promise 24 hours. but i think we all knew that was not feasible. even a 100 dave's that the, the general kellogg it's in the state. it's probably not feasible. but um, but we're making some see some very, very good moves in it and i think guess

so lensky said they discussed opportunities to achieve peace and ukraine's readiness to work with us. earlier. trump's defense secretary pete hex, it laid out america's proposal to end the war during a needle meeting in brussels. he says, joining the organization is unrealistic for ukraine, and keep, should've banned in hopes of returning to pre 2014 borders. all right, let's go now to mike hannah was live for us in washington dc. now mike, uh, president trump, after he spoke to russian president vladimir putin was quick to speak to ukrainian president for them or zalinski. what more do we know about that call? yes, let me 1st date that this is a complete breaking was established protocol because under the bite and administration discussion with russian officials would be held off the consultation with ukraine. in this particular case, president trump phone put in directly and subsequently spoke to the ukranian president. he says, says trump, that the conversation with a vote demand zalinski was very calm, very peaceful. he said that the truly the shed, the view that a piece must be a

without them is lensky is open to the idea of russia. it's pot says the alms for minerals deal as some have deb, this is a sign of the us slowing down the simple for ukraine. the biggest commercially viable array of mineral deposits. i'll also in the territories, russia has a hand ext away the west of the will rages. they include the hands that zachary's you. together. they all with a 6 trillion dollars or 53 percent of ukraine's rack of mineral deposits. but with that much money involved ukrainians, click no development of resources until the full and to the war and complete russian withdrawal. ukraine. a strategic resources only after the war. and uh, we can do it only when uh, the territory of ukraine will be de occupied when it will be liberated because manuals such resources are right now are located in the territories occupied by russia. donald trump, i said maybe ukraine will be russian, maybe not a statement that is confused many here and, but even if the will ends tomorrow, ukraine has to be safe. an open said business, one of t

i'm not sure the lot of recruiting has to meet was lensky. i think that, you know, this war has been funded by europe, by nato. and by the us, that funding has been pulled by the us and is about to be pulled. i think for the most part by europe. um and you know, he made his last kind of counting of chests by wanting more of 16, he wanted more weapons and 1400000 from a troops from europe. that's never gonna happen. sure. your nations are not going to send 1500000 boots on the ground. and so you crane. so i think he knows he's probably better look at one of his villas and try to escape the bill. that's what someone's, the problem is doing right now. what do you think donald trump will try and get him involved publicly? i'm sure that will come out, but privately is trump thinking, you know, walk for all these years of stalemate. joe biden, not doing a lot. we need to get this on the road on the way to do that is with a lot of are putting on the risk can follow get involved. but if you don't, you don't. right. but i think i think um donald trump

and of course for water is the lensky. i mean, this isn't really all good news and based on what he's been saying, making up these fantasies of russian invasion of europe to try and cause tension between russia and the united states at this critical point. and a potential a peaceful resolution is obviously not very happy about all of this, but trump, i mean, is really not find that he has said time and time again that he perceives mosque out to be 100 percent dedicated to peach. the process in a way or off the you want to stop by the i see that we spoke long and hard with for a very extended, very big powerful machine. you understand all in a long time. they've done it before, but i think you'd like, i think you would like to stop. that would have been a big problem for us is also really surprising wise. the landscape would feel frustrated after the way that everything's went down. i mean, he is not even on the guest list in saudi arabia. meanwhile, is the lensky is in the united member out in the united arab emirates righ

i, a, it's the, the intention to meet me is the lensky at munich, and stopped the process. but this could take some time because let them use the landscape in an interview just in the last few hours. a said he would consider lunchbox with territory that they have seized in the dorm bus, something that russia is unlikely to agree to. so there's a great deal of negotiation. but certainly from the podium in the white house press briefing room, the press secretary seemed to suggest there was some quotes for optimism. the president just recently got off the phone with president zalinski of ukraine. his truth is as follows. i just spoke to president zalinski of ukraine. the conversation went very well. he liked present it, proving wants to make peace. we discussed a variety of topics having to do with the war, but mostly the meeting that is being set up on friday and unix were vice president j events and secretary of secretary of state, marco rubio, will leave the delegation. i am hopeful that the results of that meeting will be positive. it is time to stop this ridiculous work,

in fact, right before the special military operation began, lensky use the conference. so deliver the final blow. yeah, your present. i have instructed the foreign ministry to convince somebody to budapest memorandums taking a treat countryside. if it fails to take place or refuses to provide security guarantees to ukraine, good idea of what we're going to attend. the closest signed in 1994 is no invoice. well, when they did, it was a lot of skill was clueless, the was certainly was as after so many years of warnings and requests not to escalate the tensions along the russian border. but they did unless it and now when were seemingly approaching the end of this, not this, europe has a problem with it. and also what the us, perhaps the tide is indeed turning as a make it a break of situation boils in the west looks like it's going to be one interesting conference. but now, $211.00 on where authorities have denied and a rainy and plain from landing at bay rude airport. amid the shaky cease fire protesters waving has the flags have blocked an access road to the airport? in

according to the mirrors, lensky, the absence of elections in the country can be explained by the fact that you premiums themselves. don't want a change of government, while those who disagree with keeps counts on that can simply give up their citizenship. this is what's really worry important. i'm right it. you know, to speak about elections if you want to bring us, don't want total in done to along because the freight because otherwise for the lose their military law we're law and our soldiers will come back home and clinton will occupied all our cars or is not involved, you know, myself, it's about the future of all one countries, a mode for today. really? the question is to survive. the question is to save ukraine, our independence, our people, our homes, and the if somebody doesn't like they can choose and other citizenship if they want. that was a pretty presumption statement. funds that ask his behalf when he said that all was ukrainians are against the election. when he said that those who disagree can leave the country is a yes and another blaze and lie as those who wanted to

we've also seen the movie lensky arriving here in munich. you may have come cap in hand, but it looks like things all going exactly how he wanted. know, she has heard what from his being saying the last 3 days. what we've heard from the us secretary of defense, pete, to have with assess, saying that basically you create needs to look at the reality on the grounds. and essentially, there will be no going back to the boat is free at 2014, and also the ukraine should be looking to be a member of nato in the future of load them. is the lensky rejecting all of that, but looking incredibly tired, incredibly dejected at the press conference she gave a. china also came into focus in munich as the channel lineup as secure as a conference, tried to grow paging over his partnership with most of the chinese firm. and as the was quick to shut down the course, the system today and rush or has become what john mccain. uh, once the site is here at the munich secuity conference, china gas station, i would add um, it's a gas station with, with an army. do you

2nd day, the fast approaching prospect of peace though seems to have on settled law the mirrors, lensky in munich, where he encouraged europe to create its own army. and then send those trips to you . it has to become self sufficient. united by common strands, ukrainian and european. if not to us, then who will stop them hide really? i really believe the time has come. the forces of your must be created. it's a really interesting cool ukraine, not a member of the european union. and yes, it was saying essentially europe needs its own on me. i think this is something we've heard before from the european need is present back on the fonts particularly codes, but they so but the last a few years. um, but of course in you, this is an incredibly contentious issue and in fact, many does the european ami a tool, including germany's own talents, left through all of schultz who says it's a food fact. no, to clean now has nearly 1000000 soldiers on the weapons. if you count altogether that are relevant for the better future that they will, eclipse park would be better, but they are really equipped

we will see there's a risk. lensky is tougher comments. the continued in a late to news conference will antagonize trump. but pollings foreign minister told me in the circumstances, plain speaking is justified. i think, with the new administration there is a premium on frankness. and times a very hard you create and use facing is essential choices. a so presidency lensky tells it like it is, and i hope it gets hurt. here in munich, the very real differences between the us and europe and plans for peace and ukraine being further exposed. that's the reason european foreign ministers will hold a meeting here in the coming hours. james space out to 0 munich. high stakes talks between the roster and the u. s. have continued this by growing concerns from europe. the us state department has confirmed that the secretary of state, marco rubio, has held a phone call with the russian foreign minister. so guy left for off and it will be a re offend america's commitments to ending the war. it comes just dallas off to the us, the invoice you cry and tol

we will, there's a risk. lensky is tougher comments. the continued late to a news conference will antagonize trump pollings for them, and as a told me in the circumstances, plain speaking is justified. i think with the new administration there is a premium on frankness and times a very hard you create a new spacing is essential choices, a so presidency. busy tells it like it is, and i hope it gets hurt. here in munich, the very real differences between the us and europe in plans for peace and ukraine . i've been further exposed. that's the reason you're a p and foreign ministers will hold a meeting here in the coming hours. james space out, is there munich for literally a james spike with the dodge foreign minister casper, of outcome. but he asked about the status of relations with the trump administration. and the impact on zalinski is change and rhetoric just told up by one of the ukrainian who knows what was going on, the j d events. his speech was the thing that changed things for him, made him take a different approach. he saw how

is we see now from what's the lensky is trying to do? these things here, that's a bargaining chip for him that he can give that up and return for getting some land back. that's clearly the goal here. zalinski i think, sees that his ability to negotiate his way out of this at all. this window on that is and he knows that trump is running out of patience with ukraine, doesn't want to find them anymore. and so as you say, you see this is a last ditch effort, but it does is it seem to be a non starter. so for the kremlin some point that military's going to collapse, he's not going to have been anyone to fight with. and yes, he will have to surrender. i mean, i think ultimately that's probably what will be the in game here. is this, the landscape will agree to the term set by rusher because he will lose that want to bring you this other story as well, following the dismantling of the united states agency for international development . european leaders have come forward with fresh revelations regarding the organizations political interference

the lensky is seemingly left on the sidelines at the moment. she looks to be a loose cannon. if you will, mind you. even before donald trump took over the oval office, the united states had asked the lensky to limit his tribes souls to not to drive off foot royal prices. well, trump said that the oil would play as leverage on russia. if it does not sit down and then negotiating tables and ask you seems to have done just the opposite. in this case, he drove up oil prices and damaged the american interest as well. now despise it. as jesus self destructive ashton feet continues to enjoy support from the european union, but most of the officials there seems to be well blind to the fact that the reactions of the key of regime are actually hurting your opinions themselves. after all, the latest attack does indeed hurt european interest as well. there are nations in europe. however, who understand the danger all for this you because it's support for genetic, he's a deadly escapades and how they affect the situation. in general, they can listen to the ada. there are those gathering a

i think the other irony here is that the presence of lensky has been bad mouth in the united states. talking trash about the us when they're not doing exactly what he wants to do. not sending more money, more weapons to ukraine after he just boston and backtracked on his agreement to, to provide about a half $1000000000.00 in resources to the us to help pay back the humanitarian aid in the military a that's been providing to them. so i think presence lensky when he has canceled the elections and is now saying they don't need to have elections. of people in your brain don't want elections. that's what uh, president trump. uh, there are at odds with prizes a drop when they're refusing to, to pay back the money and munitions that the u. s. has put in place and then complaining about not being. and so they go to the asian table and the, let's see, made it illegal for him to be able to go see agent. they will. so i think president trump is making the wise decision. we're going to move forward with adults in the room and at some point very well involved. so let's see, and you're right stat

and then, of course, is that is it lensky. he made some comments there as well. he had made some controversial comments. it seems to he is a bit under pressure these days. tell me about that. let's. yeah, i mean, he definitely seems very upset with the whole situation. he's not just making up stories about the russian invasion of europe, but he's also saying stuff like, apparently it's a horrible thing that washington and mosque our finally being able to sit down at the negotiating table and come up with some productive solutions possibly. but you know, trump, uh, as long as he says that essentially trumps acting without a plan. what is the trump administrations piece plan? do they have one look so? so 1st of all, i've seen no they, they don't have a real time because they come have it without us. i can show maybe that and there are some ideas and that your, some ideas about the economy. how does your economy, how to invest? we spoke mostly about teeth with weiss pressing. i think security guarantees told today the question of the president with all of this that

because from what we've heard on multiple occasions, lensky himself, he was actually opening root and engaged in name, quoting a guess, vladimir putin. you might remember those moments as well, but overall from what we see now, the relations between russia and the us a somewhat increasing, but of course we'll have to wait and see all the level far. rubio from gold photo. donald trump's historic trap, it's not improved in on wednesday, an hour and a half long told by the way it really broke. the eyes sought the years of separate contact between the russian and american leadership. and from shred, it still was off the woods of what he called a highly productive conversation letter issued comments to reporters on the ukraine conflict. echoing us dots given by his defense secretary, the likely will not go down. well then the secretary of defense is excellent. he made a statement today saying that he thinks is unlikely, or impractical. i think probably that's true, i think long before present a boat. and as i said, there's no way that allow that this has been going on for many, many years.

so meetings, lensky? well, one of the things they have to figure out is how do they make these piece a long lasting piece with him being who he is, which is not legitimately elected. he stopped the election now if he were to hold them, he wouldn't win. that's obvious. yeah, he's already sanctioned one of the oligarchs that actually supported him. right. that's right. he made a law that it was the legal firm to talk to putin. and now he says he wants to talk to me. so that's confusing. he's killed a generation of men of ukraine, right? a generation? yeah. and basically he's going to be giving up mineral rights to 20. you know, but the bear in mind, one of the things that's going to be, discuss heavily, maybe even today or later on in the taxes. those mental rights, russian owns 22 percent of those precious minerals. and we're talking about, you know, um by precious minerals we mean wisdom and things like that that are funds you know, like um that, that produce telephones, you know, cellphones and electric

and with all due respect, steve, all of them is lensky. this is a goal that europeans will have to miss you at some point to really form this unity . but it's still a very, very long time away from now. now it's up to the europeans to find ways to implement the 1st steps towards those um forces. well, let him use the landscape knows that, and he wants europeans to act and implement. a more strategically the european strategic autonomy and plans that they have all agreed on. so they need to agree which weapon systems do we need. why do we owe all the different systems that kind of collaborate with one another? what? how do we get the financing guiding so that even smaller countries can by munition lessons. this is not just about trying to get soldiers together to form this army by europeans. this is also about where do the weapons come from? where does the munition come from? i below them is it landscape says okay, i'll remind you of our ultimate goal. and that way you can talk more specifically about the steps that need to follow. now. tha

last year, ukrainian president follow to me as a lensky, laid out a victory plan to world leaders that included nato membership and a return to the countries 2014 borders before russia annex the crimea province, winding diesel. it will surely be sad that thrushes war against you drain has ended not frozen, not paused north fulton truly. and this will have not because someone got tired of the war, not because someone traded something with pushing. but that was then this week, us defense secretary p tags have said that nato membership for ukraine is unrealistic, as a returned to ukraine's old borders in line with key demands from moscow. he's also said that your opinion on non european forces should provide security guarantees. but that there would be no us boots on the ground. the trump administration has also indicated that the sanctions relief for russia is on the table. ukraine does hold one card territory. it's taken in russia's caustic region since a surprise cross border operation last august. now the russian side of the border is the sight of some of the fiercest fighting since t

the lensky is tougher comments. the continued in a late to news conference will antagonize trump pollings foreign minister told me in the circumstances. plain speaking is justified. i think with the new administration there is a premium on frankness and the times of a hard you create a new spacing, exist central choices. also, president zalinski tells it like it is and i hope it gets hurt. here in munich, the very real differences between the us and europe in plans for peace and ukraine being further exposed. that's the reason europe and foreign ministers will hold a meeting here in the coming hours. james, base out his era munich. i a james spoke with adults 5 minutes to a customer of outcome. he asked about the status of relations with the trump administration and the impact towards events. cuz changing rhetoric told up by one of the ukraine, you know, knows what was going on. the j d. events, his speech was the thing that changed things for him, made him take a different approach. he saw how europeans had reacted