Jim Walsh: Zelenskyy ‘Probably Feeling Left Out’ of Key Peace Talks in Saudi Arabia

RUSH TRANSCRIPT LLENAS I ░░░░░░░░ to start off with ░░░░░░░░ from Ukrainian president Volodymyr ░░░░░░░░ Listen Clip starts Zelenskyy ░░░░░░░░ will try to get ░░░░░░░░ U S president standing ░░░░░░░░ Red Square on May ░░░░░░░░ this year not as ░░░░░░░░ respected heard but as ░░░░░░░░ prop in his own ░░░░░░░░ but as a prop ░░░░░░░░ his own performance We ░░░░░░░░ t need that Clip ░░░░░░░░ LLENAS Jim you have ░░░░░░░░ warning President Trump that ░░░░░░░░ is being used as ░░░░░░░░ prop and that Vladimir ░░░░░░░░ is actually intimidated by ░░░░░░░░ Trump And now you ░░░░░░░░ this news that there ░░░░░░░░ a meeting in Saudi ░░░░░░░░ and that Ukrainian President ░░░░░░░░ had nothing to do ░░░░░░░░ the planning of this ░░░░░░░░ This is seems to ░░░░░░░░ the Ukrainians worst fear ░░░░░░░░ that they could be ░░░░░░░░ out of this negotiation ░░░░░░░░ Jim Walsh Well right ░░░░░░░░ of all who says ░░░░░░░░ isn t big news ░░░░░░░░ Saturday This is big ░░░░░░░░ And it was sort ░░░░░░░░ a surprise which makes ░░░░░░░░ more big news because ░░░░░░░░ just had the president ░░░░░░░░ special adviser to Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ Mr Kellogg say that ░░░░░░░░ know he was they ░░░░░░░░ t have a plan ░░░░░░░░ was going to the ░░░░░░░░ them six weeks and ░░░░░░░░ the next day or ░░░░░░░░ day after you have ░░░░░░░░ announcement that they re ░░░░░░░░ for peace talks So ░░░░░░░░ s big Certainly Zelenskyy ░░░░░░░░ mean if he s ░░░░░░░░ going he s probably ░░░░░░░░ left out which he ░░░░░░░░ And he s nervous ░░░░░░░░ that and he s ░░░░░░░░ about where this is ░░░░░░░░ I will say that ░░░░░░░░ the history of negotiations ░░░░░░░░ U S often will ░░░░░░░░ a direct bilateral in ░░░░░░░░ case it ll be ░░░░░░░░ parties with Saudi Arabia ░░░░░░░░ in direct negotiation and ░░░░░░░░ ll be other interested ░░░░░░░░ who get real real ░░░░░░░░ So every time the ░░░░░░░░ S Negotiates with North ░░░░░░░░ for example you know ░░░░░░░░ and South Korea sort ░░░░░░░░ get nervous And you ░░░░░░░░ imagine when the U ░░░░░░░░ negotiates with Iran that ░░░░░░░░ or other countries get ░░░░░░░░ So that does that ░░░░░░░░ a natural a sort ░░░░░░░░ to naturally flows from ░░░░░░░░ sort of setup But ░░░░░░░░ s true that the ░░░░░░░░ has made clear he ░░░░░░░░ this conflict to stop ░░░░░░░░ I think because of ░░░░░░░░ made at the Munich ░░░░░░░░ conference both Europe and ░░░░░░░░ are fearful that they ░░░░░░░░ get a deal that ░░░░░░░░ not look at their ░░░░░░░░ term interests and so ░░░░░░░░ re expressing their frustration.”