mr. zelenskyy pushed for u.s.antees against russian aggression, arguing there should be no compromises with russian president vladimir putin. president trump said kyiv have to make concessions to reach a peace deal and that a cease-fire was fairly close. meeting took a turn when the u.s. president and his vice president clashed with president zelenskyy, angrily telling him to be thank the for u.s. military support while accusing him of gambling with a third world or. >> what kind of diplomacy should the u.s. be involved? what do you mean? >> i am talking about the kind of diplomacy that will end the destruction of your country. mr. president, with respect, i think it is disrespectful for you to come to the oval office and litigate this in front of the media. right now you are forcing conscripts to the front lines because you have manpower problems. you should be thanking the president to try to bring an end to this conflict. >> say what problems we have. >> i have watched and seen the stories, and i know what happ

mr. zelenskyy and hunter biden. and in exchange for for weapons, those javelin missiles. and now mr. zelenskyy has proactively gone to mr. trump and said well he probably shouldn't have said it. but he said let's make a deal. and mr. trump says, okay, you're going to pay us back to the tune of half $1 trillion for what we've given you. so i think they did everything they could here, but extremely, extremely divisive. this could also play into the hands of opponents of mr. zelenskyy here on the ground. >> i'm curious what this tells you about how the white house sees negotiations to end the war. >> i don't think they i think it's amateur hour, with all due respect. and, you know, the cheerleading show we saw yesterday in riyadh because i don't know how many times mr. rubio and company said mr. trump is the only person on earth who can solve this war. but i think what's happening here is you have all of these different so-called. diplomatic lines working. general kellogg here in ukraine today. but at the end of the day, it's going to be mr. trump that who decides what's going to happen.

mr. zelenskyy. pres. trump: we are doing very well with russia and ukraine. kyy is going to be coming on friday, that is now confirmed, and we are going to be signing an agreement which will be a very big agreement. annita: president zelenskyy has described the deal as more of a framework and wants further research is come up particularly on -- further assurances, particularly on security guarantees. it has been reported that mr. zelenskyy has asked for certain guarantees for the meeting in washington to go ahead. president trump says it is up to europe, not the united states, to promise security guarantees, and that ukraine could forget about joining nato. pres. trump: i am not going to make security guarantees very much. we will have europe doing that, because europe is their next-door neighbor, but we are going to make sure everything goes well, and we will be making -- we will be partnering with ukraine. we very much need rare earth. they have great rare earth. we will be working with sec. burgum and with chris. we will be working on that together. we will

mr. zelenskyy saying mr. trump was living in a russian disinformation space.utin said he would meet donald trump with pleasure one day. families asked for answers about their loved ones as the second phase of a cease-fire is worked out. growing war of words. president trump slammed president zelenskyy calling him a dictator without elections and that he better move fast or he won't have a country left. president zelenskyy said the world faces a choice to be with putin or with peace. he said he was counting on unity from europe and pragmatism from the u.s. he suggested president trump was living in disinformation fed by russian propaganda. tensions arising between the leaders after meeting between u.s. and russian leaders in riyadh that excluded ukraine. president trump's comments sparked mixed reactions on capitol hill. >> outrageous. the president says things that are false. what's hurtful is the sacrifice of the ukrainian people we know has taken place. thousands have died defending their country and for the president to argue they were somehow the aggressor

mr. zelenskyy is a dictator? >> did i say that? i can't believe i said that. next question. >> face to face after. weeks of turbulence. >> president trump and president zelenskyy will go one on one today in a high stakes meeting that could shape the. future of ukraine. plus. >> i think. >> we have to be realistic. >> about the impact of these cuts. >> we've got. >> to be very clear that we expect to. >> see the results of what doge is doing and what the administration is doing. >> choppy waters. >> out of the push to include. >> doge cuts. >> in the budget. >> bill is complicating competing plans between house and senate republicans, and a flashing red light. a u.s. judge temporarily blocking the white house mass firings of probationary federal employees. 5 a.m. here on the east coast. >> a live look. >> at the dome of the u.s. capitol here in washington, d.c., on this last day of february this year. good morning, everyone. i'm jessica dean in for kasie hunt. wonderful to have you with us. in just a few hours, a critical meeting that could determine the future

of narrowing any time soon. of "insulting" donald trump, and a planned news conference between mr zelenskyyican envoy for his refusal to strike a deal on access to his putin, but that the details of such an encounter had yet to be worked out. — who is in kyiv — gave his assessment ukraine. of the political position he finds himself in. given it access to half of the country's natural minerals, which washington says should be used to pay it back for the military aid it's given to date and to pay for future security guarantees. you have european allies scratching their heads as to how they could plug a gap left by america. there is division over whether they will send troops to ukraine after a ceasefire is signed and of course, overall you have washington warming to russia, of at the moment. so he has a tall order. in the past, he could rely on battlefield success, but that was a long time ago now. and i think the sort of status quo of russia both keeping hold of ukrainian territory and grinding gains in, notably in the east crept into certainly american politics. goes beyond strategy. this i

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mr. zelenskyy spoke a day after u.s. vice president j.d.vance addressed the same gathering and vance laid into european leaders, accusing them of backsliding on democracy and restricting freedoms. germany's defense minister is calling the accusations unacceptable, while a ukrainian parliament member said the u.s. is using europeans as vassal states in his criticism of europe, vance didn't mention the real autocrats like in russia and belarus. but he said this about european democracies. >> i believe deeply. >> that there is no security. if you are afraid of the voices, the opinions and the conscience that guide your very own people. europe faces many challenges. but the crisis this continent faces right now, the crisis i believe we all face together, is one of our own making. if you're running in fear of your own voters, there is nothing america can do for you. >> okay, let's now head over to munich, where the second day of the security conference is underway. alex marquardt is joining us from there. alex, it was striking to see just the re

mr. zelenskyy wound up arguing a lot and groveling.y, this could be like what we saw a week ago where donald trump referred to him as a dictator and a third great comedian and stuff like that, to get a better deal for the united states. for him to have an argument on television in front of the whole world, suddenly the world will -- trump won that, zelenskyy will have to do something. >> i think that's a good point. the american public, we have seen -- we are giving $183 billion in aid. their questions with that money to ukraine. you would think zelenskyy would be grateful in front of cameras, certainly, for that. instead, we had this moment where he challenged the vice president. the context i mentioned, i want to bring it up so our viewers can see. this is from axios. this describes that meeting that i think is a huge part of the souring of this relationship. february 12, treasury secretary -- met zelenskyy in kikyiv to offer a proposal that would give the u.s. access ukrainian mineral rights in return for defective u.s. protection.

mr. zelenskyy would meet with vance and rubio. valanciunas speaking earlier to those we covered it on c-span 2. being find it on c-span.org or mobile app. tpwhraets to rick in golden, colorado, republican. we are in open forum. what is on your mind? caller: talking about budgets and government, i think one thing that needs to be addressed in their process would be not to look for programs that were and what money to do the programs, i think they need to get to what corporation do which is to say on a yearly basis how much money do we have to spend and let's spend it on our highest priorities and go down the list and say this is the top priority, spwaoepld this were on that program. there were on second program. so on and so forth. so we need it get to where we determine how much money we want to spend and the argument between the republicans and democrats would be on programs and how much you would spend on that. i think that would be probably the first step. and to try to get to a balanced budget, which is really what we need. ho

mr. zelenskyy insisted the deal is preliminary and he will not sign anything without the u.s.g his country's security in the event of a cease-fire with russia. mr. trump says the u.s. would not make those guarantees as part of the deal. >> president zelenskyy will be coming on friday. that is now confirmed. we will be signing an agreement which will be a very big agreement. the previous administration put us in a very bad position but we have been able to make a deal where we are going to get our money back and we are going to get a lot of money in the future and i think that is appropriate because we have taxpayers that should not be footing the bill. we will be able to make a deal and again, president zelenskyy is coming to sign the deal. it is a great thing. it is a great deal for ukraine because they get us over there. we are going to be on the land and that way, you know, it is sort of automatic security because nobody is going to be messing around with our people when we are there. >> joined me now is james waterhouse. sir james, we heard trump say that zelenskyy is goin

mr. zelenskyy and told ukraine's president that the u.s. a signal it will stand with his country in the face of russian aggression. they discussed a possible deal in which ukraine would sell rare earth minerals in return for military support. let's talk about this with the president of kyiv's school of economics and former ukrainian economic minister. great to have you back on bbc news. i want to start with what we heard from president trump in the oval office. he was asked about whether he sees ukraine as an equal player in this peace process and he said ukraine has to make peace, referring to the civilians who are dying in ukraine. what did you think of that? >> overall the events of today and the sequence, that first president trump called president putin and only then called president zelenskyy, specific statements about no nato, no troops, it sort of was expected but this is all perceived as sort of not quite a sellout of ukraine but definitely ukraine does not feel to be an equal partner. it feels ukraine is being talked at rather tha

mr. zelenskyy said he had a great conversation with the u.s.uring the summit, but gave no further details. he talked with delegates about his hopes for the months ahead. >> this year should be the year of the beginning of a real lasting peace. putin will not give us peace or give it to us in exchange for something. we have to win peace through strength and wisdom and unity, through our cooperation. >> our international editor has more from the meeting in kyiv. >> cars destroyed in the fight for key of three years ago have been gathered into a memorial in the suburb where ukraine won the battle for its counsel. next to the new bridge, the ruins of the old one between kyiv and their pain are also preserved. the ukrainian army blew the bridge to stop russian tanks using it. ukraine's western allies, like the kremlin, expected these men with used to russia within days or weeks -- would lose to russia within days or weeks. russian shelling was intense for ukrainians and felt like the worst of times. it was a dangerous journey for thousands of civili

mr. zelenskyy is going to sign that deal in the very short-term and that is good for ukraine. ca's envoy to ukraine had a more conciliatory tone towards president zelenskyy, calling him an embattled and courageous leader of a nation at war. general keith kellogg said their talks had been extensive and positive. our international editor has more from kyiv. >> calling president zelenskyy a courageous leader as keith kellogg did after their talks was par for the course when joe biden and his diplomats came here. but it is very different to the harsh and mocking language used by president trump. in the government offices in kyiv, i asked one of zelenskyy's top advisers about trump's demolition of the certainties the u.s. used to offer. president trump said that ukraine started the war the other day. what did you think when you heard that? >> well, i can say it is obvious who started the war and it is raging for three years. everyone understands that. one country cannot attack another country. >> so why do you think president trump would say such a thing? >> well, i don't think that

mr. zelenskyy is a dictator? >> did i say that? i can't believe i said that. next question. >> hello. >> prime minister, how are you? >> reporter: we spoke with the prime minister moments after that white house meeting. >> if i understand president trump correctly, he says let's do a peace deal regarding ukraine first and then come back and visit the area of security guarantees. it doesn't sound like what you came here to tell him. >> well, let me first start by saying that president trump has changed the conversation on ukraine and so it's created this opportunity and we'll hope that that deal is forthcoming. what's most important i think is that it's a lasting deal, that it's not just a temporary pause. and to be lasting it's important that the deal is defended, that pun knows he can't go again. and that's why i've been concerned to ensure that on the european side all countries including the united kingdom step up, and i've said that we're willing to play our full part in any security guarantees. and obviously talking to the president about what that might

mr. zelenskyy is a dictator. >> did i say that? i can't believe i said that. next question. >> face to face after weeks of turbulence, presidents trump and zelenskyy will go 1 to 1 today in a high stakes meeting that could very well shape the future of ukraine. plus. >> i think. >> we have to be realistic. >> about the impact of these cuts. >> we've got to be very clear that we expect to see the results of what. >> doge is doing. >> and. >> what the administration. >> is doing. >> choppy waters, how to push, how the push to include doge cuts in the gop's budget bill is complicating competing plans between house and senate republicans and. >> it's ten. it's ten plus ten. ten plus ten. it's a second. bit. plus. >> we do not retreat. we are the united states of america. we lead. >> rebutting trump, democrats tapped freshman senator elissa slotkin to give their party's response to the president's joint address next week. it is 6 a.m. here on the east coast. a live look at the statue of liberty on this last friday in february. good morning everyone. i'm jessica dea

mr. zelenskyy believing that the u.s. -- that we do have interest in stopping putin from taking their countryn invading other countries. but i think on the other hand, he can't quite understand -- zelenskyy can't quite understand what the ukrainians have done wrong. they were living their lives. and they were invaded. and president trump seems to have a little different theory of the cases. >> bret: obviously they say because -- let me just interrupt they say that there was this effort to join nato or a pathway for ukraine to join nato and that was something that obviously putin was fighting against. it doesn't justify an invasion of the country but that's what they say was part of the instigation. >> harold: sure, i get that i'm not necessarily belittling that concern of theirs. but we do know you can't invade another country. >> bret: yes. >> harold: that's where his theory of the case comes from. my only point in saying all of this is that negotiating this stuff is very, very complex. peace is very complex. i hope the white house takes a different tact. when you talk about war and peace, i

white house officials have accused the ukrainian and a planned news conference between mr zelenskyy wasccess to his country's minerals, and said president trump us national security adviser, mike waltz, has urged kyiv to "come back to the table" to negotiate a deal on ukraine's mineral wealth. lauding some of the seismic changes he has already sought on ukraine's refusal to trade much of its vast mineral wealth president trump is obviously very frustrated right now offered — i think he eventually will get to that point, and i hope so very quickly. of the americans, whose focus now is on talks with moscow. president zelensky, in his nightly video address, and stressed the need for strong agreements to end next week. the uk needs to do more to ensure peace in the region. and i think that fundamentally there has got to be some form of guarantee of ukraine's sovereignty in the future. a copper—bottomed security guarantee. and if the americans are not others are going to have to step up to the plate to provide that. continue to come under almost daily attack. translation: we hope | for a pea

mr. zelenskyy is saying, i need to sit down and convince donald trump he needs to do something. i don't know if that dog is going to hunt. >> lucas: and we heard from keir starmer, he wants the u.s. to be a back stop, defense secretary pete hegseth and trump do not want u.s. troops on the ground in ukraine, they want to see forces in poland and u.s. troops backing whatever peacekeepers go in. is this korea model,ireland? algeria or germany? >> steve: great point. thanks, lucas. >> lawrence: my sources are telling me and steve witkoff did not want to get ahead of the president, my sources tell me the deal is done. draft has been approved from zelenskyy and they are ready to go. of course, zelenskyy does want to meet with the president to talk about security guarantees, he will find an unmovable president in a lot of ways. the president communicated and said security guarantee is american interest is in ukraine. our money and minerals are there. russia will not move on u.s. territory ore this joint venture right there. i'm hearing the deal may be not signed on friday, but perhaps

mr. zelenskyy says his team is still working on details of when he will meet with president trump in washingtonught it was going to be friday. the two parties look to make an economic deal. >> brian: really. i sat down with marco rubio when this was breaking and here is some of that interview. >> brian: mr. secretary, congratulations, 99 votes, i guess everyone is behind you, how does it feel 30 accomplice days in? >> busy. president trump is not a patient man, moving quickly. he's been given a mandate and hit the ground running from day 1. >> brian: he wanted to address the ukraine-russia war, looks like the mineral deal has been done, can you confirm that? i can't confirm that, secretary scott bessent has done a great job putting it together. we were at the half-yard line, tush-push thing. it is an important deal and we want to end this war. that is important thing the president made clear and campaigned on. >> brian: president trump and president zelenskyy clashed last week no doubt about it. how much friktion is between them? >> there is stuff in the media about it. the president wants the

he says mr zelenskyy overplayed his hand in talks in the oval office, adding that he did not look likemake peace. >> at a meeting today, as you know, with president zelenskyy. and i would say it didn't work out exactly great from his standpoint. i think he very much overplayed his hand. we're looking for peace. we're not looking for peace. we're not looking for peace. we're not looking for somebody that's going to sign up a strong power and then not make peace because they feel emboldened. and that's what i saw happening. i'm looking for peace. we're not looking for peace. we're not looking to go into a ten year war and play games. we want peace. >> pope francis, who�*s been critically ill in hospital for two weeks, has had what's been described as an isolated breathing crisis. the vatican says the pontiff has received non—invasive mechanical ventilation to help him breathe as he continues to battle double pneumonia. a statement says. the pope pneumonia. a statement says. the pope is alert, but his prognosis remains guarded. francis was admitted to hospital on the 14th of february with

mr. zelenskyy said today wife he has great respect for the american people and their support, and for the president himself, he said the commander and chief lives in a quote, disinformation space. about which the vice president j.d. vance told the daily mail, bad mouthing the president in public media is an atrocious way to deal with this administration. by the way still no word on when the president and president of vladimir putin might meet face-to-face although it is expected at some point fairly soon. they will do so in saudi arabia. >> trace: live in d.c., thank you let's bring in former deputy security advisor for vice president cheney, heritage foundation researcher, great to have you on the show. i want to feel a little bit more sound of the president talking about zelenskyy tonight, watch. >> president donald trump: europe has failed to bring peace and zelenskyy probably wants to keep the gravy train going, i don't know what the problem is but he has not been able to. he's upset he was not invited but he could have if he wanted to. >> trace: the president clearly being very blunt

mr. zelenskyy is a dictator? >> um, did i say that? i said that next question. >> zelenskyy is the third world leader to come to the white house this week. french president emmanuel macron on monday and british kier starmer. he said he is optimistic about mineral rights deal. we are going to be having a good conversation. no, we want to work with him, president zelenskyy, she said before we will work with him. the president and i have actually had a very good relationship. sara money korea, is this germany? is this ireland? british prime minister says he wants peace keepers on the ground in ukraine but russians say that's a nonstarter,. >> brian: brian yeah, talking 30,000, thanks so much, lucas, let's bring in general jack keane, fox news strategic analyst. chairman of the institute for the study of war. general, your thoughts about the deal that's going to be coming down today and they are going to announce it about 11:00. >> well, i think it's overwhelmingly positive and certainly both sides had a compromise to get the deal which is

mr. zelenskyy is a dictator. press question, do you still think zelenskyy is a dictator? mr.rump, did i say that? i cannot believe i said that question. that welcome, if head spinning, reversal is more proof that what matters is not what mr. trump says but what he does. that is especially true as they were negotiations begin in earnest between the u.s. and russia. french and british leaders traveled to washington this week to lobby mr. trump to provide a u.s. backstop for any european trips they deployed to ukraine after a deal is struck. the mineral deal makes mr. trump more inclined to provide the guarantee, if so, better for europe and the u.s. we will get more into the potential mineral deal later in the "washington journal," so stay with us this morning. our first hour here though, democrats only. what should your party do in response to the president's agenda, find common ground or oppose? chris in maryland, good morning to you. caller: hey, how are you? host: doing well, go ahead. what do you think your party should do? caller: oppose trump. he is trying to cut money,

mr. zelenskyy. richard engel is in kharkiv and joins us now. the u.s. closest allies. the relationship seems to have soured so quickly. what are you hearing? how are ukrainians responding? >> reporter: well, there's a reaction from the ukrainian people. the ukrainian people are watching this with deep concern. the u.s. has been the essential ally for ukraine for the last three years. the ukrainian military has fought long and hard battles. the ukrainian population have pulled together. almost everyone here volunteers in some way to help the national cause. you can't go to a shop and they're not selling bracelets or t-shirts to support the army or some volunteer group. without u.s. support, most ukrainians understand they probably would have lost more territory, if not the entire country to russia. russia's a much bigger adversary and has more troops. it's just a larger enemy they're having to fight. they're very nervous that president trump seems to be abandoning ukraine. i spoke to ukrainian civilians today at an underground school here. they still go

mr zelenskyy criticised the us—russia talks for not including a ukrainian representative — nor a european. mr zelensky stressed that talks about his country must not happen behind its back. we see nervousness and anger amongst european leaders they gathered in paris. rajini — you were in paris for that summit — what was the atmosphere like about the eu leaders? in many ways european nations feel they have been shut out from the stalks and we have heard that. this was a hastily arranged summit. what was so striking was we did not get a big joint photo opportunity afterwards, there was no big communique. yet some leaders like the uk prime minister keir starmer saying that he was going to take some of the views from that meeting yesterday when he meets donald trump in washington next week. in many ways it felt like europe does not really know yet what the next move is because it is being led by what is happening where you are, of course and what is happening in moscow. some think that is what is so interesting. and we have heard reports to knights that emmanuel macron it's going to host anot

mr. zelenskyy is a dictator. >> um, did i say that? i can't believe i said that. xt question. >> madeleine: but the agreement does not include security agreements for ukraine which ukrainian president zelenskyy sees as crucial from attacking again. the president, president trump sells europe is responsible for long term security guarantees. lawrence, steve, ainsley, and brian. >> brian: i imagine both leaders meet afterwards around 11:00 and have our third major press conference this week, right? >> madeleine: yeah, that's exactly how it's turned up over the last couple days with french president emmanuel macron and kier starmer and now today volodymyr zelenskyy. we will look out for that news conference. there is a lot we are waiting to hear. >> steve: no kidding. >> lawrence: i love his response to that question from the reporter. >> ainsley: did i say that? >> steve: did i say -- did i call him a dictator? steve. >> lawrence: and then the trump smirk at the end. this is what i'm telling people from the very beginning. don't panic, this is a negotiation back and

mr. zelenskyy is a dictator. >> did i say that? i can't believe i said that. next question? >> jacqui: trump also putting faith in putin. >> i have known him for a long time now, and i think he will -- i don't believe he is going to violate his word. i don't think he will be back. >> jacqui: both leaders touted the closeness of the u.s.-u.k. relationship. but there are some divisions yet. we are told the g-7 allies never settled on a joint statement marking the anniversary of russia's invasion on ukraine despite trying for days, the u.s., we're told, protested language that was referring to russia as the aggressiver is, signaling possible challenges for how the u.s. under trump engages with its allies in the future, bret. >> bret: jacqui heinrich live in the white house briefing room. jacqui, thank you. mr. prime minister, thank you for the time. >> not at all. thank you for having me. >> bret: answered a lot of questions today with the president. what was the main message that you were delivering to him? >> i think the main message was the together we can take the special r

mr. zelenskyy. >> had more. >> uh, fuzzy warm time with mr. trump, at the end of the day, it's vladimir. >> putin who. >> mr. trump admires. >> the most. >> but analyst michael bociurkiw also believes volodymyr zelenskyy. >> has made. >> his share. of mistakes in the relationship. he says zelenskyy put too much stock in the democrats in last. fall's u.s. election, believing they were going to win. and he says regarding this latest back and forth, it would have been better if zelenskyy hadn't accused donald trump of living in a, quote, disinformation space. >> he says that was. >> a tactical error that just riled up donald trump even more, wolf. >> brian todd, excellent report. thank you very, very much. brings back a lot of memories, indeed. let's discuss this and more with the former u.s. state department spokesperson, ned price, who is joining us live right now. ned, thanks very much for joining us. what are these comments attacking president zelenskyy? tell you about which side of this war president trump is favoring. >> well. >> wolf. >> i

mr. zelenskyy -- >> president trump: did i say that? i can't believe i said that. next question. >> lucas: zelenskyy is third world leader to come to the president this week. emmanuel macron finished monday and british prime minister keir starmer visited yesterday. trump said he is optimistic about signing this mineral rights deal. >> president trump: we will sign the deal together, probably in front of media. we'll have a good conversation, we want to work with him, president zelenskyy, we will work with him and i think the president and i actually have had a very good relationship. >> lucas: hanging over today's deal is much larger peace deal to end russia's war on ukraine. mineral rights deal give united states access to half the minerals in the ground in ushg yoo. bigger question, how does the war end? there are historical models, korea,i ireland. british prime minister wants to see peacekeepers on the ground, kremlin says that is a nonstarter. >> steve: what if the rare earth and natural resources we want from ukraine, what if they are in disputed area and russ

mr. zelenskyy had more fuzzy, warm time with mr. trump, at the end of the day, it's vladimir putin who mr. trump admires the most. >> what could volodymyr zelenskyy do for his part to repair the relationship? analyst susan glasser says zelenskyy could try to go through america's best friends in the region britain, france, germany and poland to solicit their help in getting back on donald trump's good side, wolf. >> brian todd reporting. brian, thank you very much. coming up, there's more breaking news coming into the situation room on the health of pope francis. >> amid upheaval and sweeping changes. >> the president of the united states. >> trump heads to capitol hill to share what's next. follow cnn for complete coverage and in-depth analysis. the presidential address to congress tuesday at eight on cnn. >> every parent knows. >> when it's time to go into. protect mode. adding lysol disinfectant spray to your cleaning routine is three times more effective at stopping the spread of germs. i had the worst dream last night. you were

mr. zelenskyy is a dictator. >> did i say that? i can't believe i said that. will you be. >> the president sidestepped the question, later, saying he has, quote, respect for zelenskyy. the visit comes nearly one week after u.s. officials began negotiations directly with russia and without ukraine at the table, leaving ukraine and european allies scrambling to respond. president zelenskyy has warned that any deal would not be viable without a promise of u.s. security in the future. nicole deantonio, abc news, washington. >> well, we are expecting a network special report when that meeting happens, and we expect that to happen around eight this morning. south bay congressman sam liccardo is taking aim at president trump in his first piece of legislation. liccardo has introduced the meme act, short for modern emoluments and malfeasance enforcement. it would block the president, vice president, members of congress and other senior officials from issuing or sponsoring securities, commodities and cryptocurrencies like meme coins. mr. trump launched his coin three da

mr. zelenskyy was democratically elected in 2019, after russia's invasion.did impose martial law in ukraine, which has since suspended elections there. >> so vaughn hillyard is still with us. also joining us, correspondent courtney. so vaughn, let's start with you. president trump has sharpened his rhetoric against zelenskyy, reiterating what some say are russian talking points really. what else is he saying right now? >> reporter: these last 24 hours are significant in these negotiations, guys. not only were ukrainian officials not a part of the peace negotiations with the saudis and with russian officials yesterday, but then yesterday at mar-a-lago, the president of the united states going on the attack against zelenskyy and as you noted in the social media post this morning, following it up with a litany of falsehoods, but also direct attacks, calling zelenskyy a dictator, and suggesting, much like we heard him foreshadow during his 2024 campaign, foreshadow the idea that millions have given billions to the ukrainians and zelenskyy has not been interested

mr. putin behind their backs. president zelenskyyericans and his allies that he must be directly involved in the talks. mr. putin was not to be trusted. >> i will meet with russians, with only one russian guy, with putin only after we have a common plan with trump, and we will sit with putin and stop the war. correspondent: but the vice president emphasized that america was calling the shots, criticizing european democracies for ignoring the will of voters and censoring populist views, making clear that president trump was in charge. vp vance: in washington there is a new sheriff in town. under donald trump's leadership, we may disagree with your views but will fight your defend to offer it in the public square, agree or disagree. correspondent: amid some anger in europe at vance's speech, the foreign secretary met the vice president and tried to pour oil on troubled waters, insisting there was common ground. >> all of us have this desire to bring this horrendous war to an end. we share the view that there has to be an injury these -

zelenskyy: no. >> mr. president trump, you have repeatedly called the deal with ukraine a historical one. as the president of the u.s., you have made historical decisions that affect america. what ways do you want to take? and do you associate yourself with any historic figures? pres. trump: i would say george washington, abraham lincoln. i would say i am far superior to george washington and abraham lincoln. you know i am only kidding, right? when i say that, the fake news is going to go wild. they will say he considers himself to be better than washington. but you never know. i don't care myself -- i don't compare myself to anybody. i am here to do a job. we have had a great 35 days or whatever it might be. a little more than a month. we have accomplished tremendous amounts. this will be a very great achievement if we can get this war stopped. and get them back to normalization. i think it's going to happen. we have had very good talks on both sides. i think we have done a very good job generally. if you

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mr. zelenskyy is a dictator? >> did i say that.isa: trump stood by his push for tariffs including with europe and throughout both leaders stressed the importance of a strong u.s. u.k. alliance but trump not so subtly reminded has counterpart about their relative strength. >> could you take on russia by yourselves? lisa: awkward moments became more open disagreement when a reporter asked about vice president vance's criticisms of the u.k. earlier this month vance decried the u.k. as censoring free speech, particularly religious expression. today vance seemed focused on the internet and how to handle inflammatory, threatening speech, arguing reddish policy blocking some was a u.s. concern. >> what the british do in their own country is up to them. but that is something we will talk about. lisa: starmer immediately responded with a polite, back off. >> we would not want to reach across to the u.s., and we don't. in relation to free speech and the u.k., i am very proud of it. this has been a very good and productive visit. lisa: side-b

mr. zelenskyy: you think if you are speaking loudly about the war -- pres.rump: he's not speaking loudly. your country is in big trouble. we gave you military equipment. if you didn't have our military equipment, if you didn't have our military equipment, this war would have been over in two weeks. pres. zelenskyy: in three daysi heard it from putin, in three days. pres. trump: maybe less. it's going to be a very hard thing to do business like this. you don't have a cards. your people are dying, you're running low on soldiers. your people are very brave, but either you're going to make a deal or, we're out. nick: and that is exactly what president trump did. after the meeting, he wrote on truth social, "i have determined that president zelenskyy is not ready for peace if america is involved. he disrespected the united states of america in its cherished oval office. he can come back when he is ready for peace." zelensky and the ukrainian delegation left without the economic deal that he came here to sign. moscow responded with glee. former russian president a

mr. zelenskyy mentioned his recent conversation with the u.s. president. >> a few days ago, president trump told me about his conversation with putin. not once did he mention that america needs europe at the table. that says a lot. the old days are over when america supported europe just because it always had. >> for more on this, we've got melissa bell joining us from paris. really good to see you. look, this emergency meeting that is said to be held in paris is going to be very telling in terms of where the europeans are going to be at the negotiating table. while we're hearing talks about things occurring in saudi arabia. tell me about france's perspective on this. after this lecture from the u.s. vice president, jd vance. >> well, as you say, not yet confirmed this meeting, but we understand that this could happen even as we understand those negotiations will have begun between american and russian officials. according to several sources in saudi arabia. there's a couple of things, i think, that are likely to bring these europeans together.

mr. zelenskyy is a dictator. >> um. >> did i say that? i can't believe i said that. next question. >> sir. >> are you be. >> discussing the order, sir? >> yeah. please go ahead, sir. >> the financial times. >> can you see any situation. where u.s. forces. >> could be. >> deployed as a backstop in a peacekeeping operation. >> in direct confrontation. >> with russian forces? >> well, there is a backstop thing. you know, first you have to have european countries because they're right there. we're very far away. we have an ocean between us. but we want to make sure it works. so i don't know when you say backstop, you mean a backstop psychologically or militarily or what? but we are a backstop because we'll be over there. we'll be working in the country. so we're going to be that's a great thing economically for them. because, you know, when you talk about economic development, we're going to have a lot of people over there. so we'll be working in the country. so i don't i don't i just don't think you're going to have a problem. i think when we have an agreement, you can

mr. zelenskyy as aggressor, this sort of thing. but the deal that's also been reported on cnn is very lopsided in favor of the united states offering up to half $1 trillion of stuff not only below the earth, but on top as well, port infrastructure, that sort of thing. and there's no way any ukrainian president can sign that sort of thing, because the key thing missing there, of course, is security guarantees. so if we give you all of these resources, which, by the way, take a long time to dig up, and there is a war going on. we need your protection. and i'll tell you where things are going. frederik, it's not very nice. uh, play. um, the. according to reuters and others, the u.s. if ukraine does not sign this deal, is threatening to cut off elon musk's starlink service for the ukrainian military. that would be a game changer for the ukrainian military. and by the way, the subscription isn't free. it's being paid for by poland. but if they're doing things like that and if they may even go further, um, cutting off intel to the ukrain

mr. zelenskyy is a dictator. >> did i say that? i can't ev