After CNN Reports About Trump-Zelenskyy Deal, Chris Murphy Opens Interview with ‘I Have a Lot of Respect for Your Reporters, But... ‘

BLITZER Tonight the U ░░░░░░░░ and Ukraine reaching a ░░░░░░░░ over natural resources and ░░░░░░░░ for the war torn ░░░░░░░░ CNN s Nick Paton ░░░░░░░░ is joining us live ░░░░░░░░ from the Ukrainian capital ░░░░░░░░ Kyiv Nick break down ░░░░░░░░ deal for us PATON ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Look I mean ░░░░░░░░ s important to point ░░░░░░░░ we don t have ░░░░░░░░ transparency as to what ░░░░░░░░ White House say they ░░░░░░░░ agreed to at this ░░░░░░░░ but a Ukrainian official ░░░░░░░░ saying that they have ░░░░░░░░ terms with the United ░░░░░░░░ and the U S ░░░░░░░░ agreed back according to ░░░░░░░░ about this deal They ░░░░░░░░ it as they described ░░░░░░░░ to us yesterday as ░░░░░░░░ reconstruction deal for Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ that the finalized draft ░░░░░░░░ that was sent didn ░░░░░░░░ contain the security guarantees ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine wanted but had ░░░░░░░░ taken out some of ░░░░░░░░ thornier items that had ░░░░░░░░ asked for them by ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration leaving some ░░░░░░░░ those uglier details for ░░░░░░░░ discussions later paperwork Now ░░░░░░░░ understand that another draft ░░░░░░░░ now been something that ░░░░░░░░ say has been agreed ░░░░░░░░ and some further evidence ░░░░░░░░ we re moving forwards ░░░░░░░░ that a Ukrainian official ░░░░░░░░ says they ve accepted ░░░░░░░░ White House proposal for ░░░░░░░░ to go to the ░░░░░░░░ House on Friday Asked ░░░░░░░░ that President Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ that he d heard ░░░░░░░░ Zelenskyy liked to come ░░░░░░░░ see him He said ░░░░░░░░ was okay with that ░░░░░░░░ he said that Zelenskyy ░░░░░░░░ like to sign the ░░░░░░░░ saying it was a ░░░░░░░░ big deal That s ░░░░░░░░ what you d traditionally ░░░░░░░░ from a U S ░░░░░░░░ in terms of confirming ░░░░░░░░ of this nature or ░░░░░░░░ a meeting like that ░░░░░░░░ let s just accept ░░░░░░░░ possibility things could still ░░░░░░░░ go awry prior to ░░░░░░░░ meeting But it s ░░░░░░░░ phenomenal change from a ░░░░░░░░ of days ago where ░░░░░░░░ were involved basically in ░░░░░░░░ war of words a ░░░░░░░░ of falsehoods against the ░░░░░░░░ president from Trump We ░░░░░░░░ seen the French president ░░░░░░░░ Macron yesterday in the ░░░░░░░░ Office clearly able to ░░░░░░░░ Trump closer towards European ░░░░░░░░ of a need for ░░░░░░░░ for Ukraine and for ░░░░░░░░ need for American support ░░░░░░░░ security on that continent ░░░░░░░░ And indeed after that ░░░░░░░░ Trump said that he ░░░░░░░░ be signing this rare ░░░░░░░░ deal and would be ░░░░░░░░ Zelenskyy to the Oval ░░░░░░░░ It does appear that ░░░░░░░░ intervention of key European ░░░░░░░░ another on Thursday the ░░░░░░░░ K Prime Minister Keir ░░░░░░░░ after announcing a huge ░░░░░░░░ to U K defense ░░░░░░░░ will be meeting in ░░░░░░░░ White House with Trump ░░░░░░░░ well that the Europeans ░░░░░░░░ trying to remind Trump ░░░░░░░░ the vitality of the ░░░░░░░░ States role in European ░░░░░░░░ and indeed in supporting ░░░░░░░░ here as well But ░░░░░░░░ lot is going to ░░░░░░░░ on the interpersonal relations ░░░░░░░░ Trump and Zelenskyy if ░░░░░░░░ they do finally meet ░░░░░░░░ Zelenskyy clearly wants and ░░░░░░░░ seems to be open ░░░░░░░░ These two men have ░░░░░░░░ frankly in an acrimonious ░░░░░░░░ for about a week ░░░░░░░░ so Clearly Trump drawn ░░░░░░░░ close to some of ░░░░░░░░ thinking coming out of ░░░░░░░░ and their narratives about ░░░░░░░░ war He s at ░░░░░░░░ reeled back on that ░░░░░░░░ or not he and ░░░░░░░░ hit it off though ░░░░░░░░ really going to be ░░░░░░░░ not only for that ░░░░░░░░ earth deal which is ░░░░░░░░ vital for continued U ░░░░░░░░ support here generally but ░░░░░░░░ the perception of how ░░░░░░░░ Trump is behind Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ they deal with continued ░░░░░░░░ advances and indeed an ░░░░░░░░ U S Russia relationship ░░░░░░░░ We ll see if ░░░░░░░░ meeting does take place ░░░░░░░░ the White House this ░░░░░░░░ between Zelenskyy and Trump ░░░░░░░░ ll watch it all ░░░░░░░░ Nick Paton Walsh reporting ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine in Kyiv Thank ░░░░░░░░ very much Let s ░░░░░░░░ what s going on ░░░░░░░░ Democratic Senator Chris Murphy ░░░░░░░░ Connecticut Senator thanks so ░░░░░░░░ for joining us What ░░░░░░░░ your reaction first of ░░░░░░░░ to this apparent deal ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration and ░░░░░░░░ that would grant the ░░░░░░░░ S access to its ░░░░░░░░ earth minerals in return ░░░░░░░░ U S involvement in ░░░░░░░░ reconstruction fund for Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ Wolf I have a ░░░░░░░░ of respect for your ░░░░░░░░ but this notion that ░░░░░░░░ don t know what ░░░░░░░░ is doing is nonsense ░░░░░░░░ Trump has been very ░░░░░░░░ for years He does ░░░░░░░░ want to support Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ bid for independence and ░░░░░░░░ and the people that ░░░░░░░░ for him increasingly are ░░░░░░░░ just spinning Kremlin propaganda ░░░░░░░░ in one of our ░░░░░░░░ a nominee for the ░░░░░░░░ of Defense refused to ░░░░░░░░ whether Russia had invaded ░░░░░░░░ Why Because that is ░░░░░░░░ the line of the ░░░░░░░░ Administration to blame Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ the war with Russia ░░░░░░░░ is an administration that ░░░░░░░░ day is more and ░░░░░░░░ consistently in bed with ░░░░░░░░ interests I don t ░░░░░░░░ why but it is ░░░░░░░░ us a laughingstock all ░░░░░░░░ the globe I don ░░░░░░░░ know anything about this ░░░░░░░░ over minerals but I ░░░░░░░░ that it will likely ░░░░░░░░ U S oligarchs U ░░░░░░░░ mineral interests and that ░░░░░░░░ to maybe be the ░░░░░░░░ ethos of our foreign ░░░░░░░░ today what makes Donald ░░░░░░░░ and his billionaire friends ░░░░░░░░ So I think sometimes ░░░░░░░░ think or pretend that ░░░░░░░░ is normal international relations ░░░░░░░░ this is normal foreign ░░░░░░░░ that Trump s playing ░░░░░░░░ off against another No ░░░░░░░░ is likely just more ░░░░░░░░ the kleptocracy we re ░░░░░░░░ here at home This ░░░░░░░░ likely just more of ░░░░░░░░ Trump trying to make ░░░░░░░░ for his billionaire friends ░░░░░░░░ Russia and Ukraine policy ░░░░░░░░ now just fit into ░░░░░░░░ frame.”