RUSSIA/UKRAINE

SCARBOROUGH So he suggested ░░░░░░░░ perhaps Donald Trump has ░░░░░░░░ how difficult it is ░░░░░░░░ make peace with the ░░░░░░░░ and maybe underestimated Vladimir ░░░░░░░░ himself If that s ░░░░░░░░ case there s a ░░░░░░░░ history of American leaders ░░░░░░░░ FDR JFK George W ░░░░░░░░ Barack Obama and Donald ░░░░░░░░ who ve underestimated Russian ░░░░░░░░ specifically here Vladimir Putin ░░░░░░░░ is the impact of ░░░░░░░░ And I am curious ░░░░░░░░ s the impact of ░░░░░░░░ coming together this weekend ░░░░░░░░ Look I think the ░░░░░░░░ interesting thing that s ░░░░░░░░ since the meeting in ░░░░░░░░ White House is Starmer ░░░░░░░░ Trump talking about the ░░░░░░░░ now having ownership of ░░░░░░░░ a ceasefire deal is ░░░░░░░░ to look like Starmer ░░░░░░░░ told Trump I m ░░░░░░░░ to present that to ░░░░░░░░ after having discussed with ░░░░░░░░ Ukrainians and the Europeans ░░░░░░░░ is now expecting that ░░░░░░░░ s a lot of ░░░░░░░░ about Macron Starmer and ░░░░░░░░ coming back to the ░░░░░░░░ House in the coming ░░░░░░░░ or two That is ░░░░░░░░ big deal Zelenskyy clearly ░░░░░░░░ t be seeing Trump ░░░░░░░░ the White House by ░░░░░░░░ but with the Europeans ░░░░░░░░ a different story And ░░░░░░░░ fact is that for ░░░░░░░░ of our discussions of ░░░░░░░░ Trump wants to throw ░░░░░░░░ Europeans out and work ░░░░░░░░ the Russians Trump has ░░░░░░░░ been saying I want ░░░░░░░░ Europeans spending a lot ░░░░░░░░ on defense spending a ░░░░░░░░ more on NATO Putin ░░░░░░░░ t want to hear ░░░░░░░░ Putin is not interested ░░░░░░░░ that So if it ░░░░░░░░ out that the Europeans ░░░░░░░░ out of this actually ░░░░░░░░ more of a crosstalk ░░░░░░░░ I was going to ░░░░░░░░ this is actually what ░░░░░░░░ happened And so often ░░░░░░░░ politics you know one ░░░░░░░░ my favorite sayings Senator ░░░░░░░░ Simon of Illinois said ░░░░░░░░ he left after serving ░░░░░░░░ politics for years he ░░░░░░░░ Thing I learned in ░░░░░░░░ sometimes when you win ░░░░░░░░ lose Sometimes when you ░░░░░░░░ you win The law ░░░░░░░░ unintended consequences Think about ░░░░░░░░ For Donald Trump who ░░░░░░░░ to have a deep ░░░░░░░░ for European democracy and ░░░░░░░░ Putin who has a ░░░░░░░░ distaste for Western European ░░░░░░░░ Think about what this ░░░░░░░░ done This is actually ░░░░░░░░ Europe This is unified ░░░░░░░░ You and I have ░░░░░░░░ I know you visit ░░░░░░░░ all the time I ░░░░░░░░ been to London a ░░░░░░░░ bit over the past ░░░░░░░░ years and I ve ░░░░░░░░ post Brexit Brexit a ░░░░░░░░ of competence sort of ░░░░░░░░ loss of animal spirits ░░░░░░░░ sort of this aimlessness ░░░░░░░░ all changed this weekend ░░░░░░░░ Overnight SCARBOROUGH I m ░░░░░░░░ saying that everything s ░░░░░░░░ to magically but they ░░░░░░░░ given Europe a purpose ░░░░░░░░ unite They have given ░░░░░░░░ a purpose to move ░░░░░░░░ And again I don ░░░░░░░░ think this is what ░░░░░░░░ Trump or Vladimir Putin ░░░░░░░░ BRZEZINSKI King Charles BREMMER ░░░░░░░░ think that Trump would ░░░░░░░░ very happy to pivot ░░░░░░░░ say Look I m ░░░░░░░░ only president that could ░░░░░░░░ the Europeans to take ░░░░░░░░ lead and pay their ░░░░░░░░ share if they re ░░░░░░░░ of doing it Right ░░░░░░░░ Trump wouldn t take ░░░░░░░░ bet Putin wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ that bet I m ░░░░░░░░ even sure I would ░░░░░░░░ that bet But they ░░░░░░░░ got a better shot ░░░░░░░░ the last weekend than ░░░░░░░░ did before Zelenskyy blew ░░░░░░░░ with Trump Watch just ░░░░░░░░ the Germans are doing ░░░░░░░░ now The next couple ░░░░░░░░ days watch very carefully ░░░░░░░░ are talking about before ░░░░░░░░ new chancellor takes office ░░░░░░░░ re talking about a ░░░░░░░░ trillion euro dollar deal ░░░░░░░░ trillion for defense and ░░░░░░░░ infrastructure No way that ░░░░░░░░ happens if we don ░░░░░░░░ have the Europeans under ░░░░░░░░ gun Is it enough ░░░░░░░░ get the Europeans together ░░░░░░░░ take the lead to ░░░░░░░░ the Ukrainians As of ░░░░░░░░ I d still say ░░░░░░░░ I d still bet ░░░░░░░░ it but I wouldn ░░░░░░░░ bet everything against it ░░░░░░░░ these guys at least ░░░░░░░░ shot.”