Mandelson: U.S. Economic Ties to Ukraine Could Help Secure Peace, It Will Mean U.S. Commercial Interests Are on the Ground

RUSH TRANSCRIPT STEPHANOPOULOS Has ░░░░░░░░ been any progress I ░░░░░░░░ the meetings are going ░░░░░░░░ right now but you ░░░░░░░░ to suggest it s ░░░░░░░░ to the Ukrainians first ░░░░░░░░ come forward and say ░░░░░░░░ MANDELSON Well look After ░░░░░░░░ happened on Friday it ░░░░░░░░ clear that we need ░░░░░░░░ bring the United States ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine back together again ░░░░░░░░ I think the first ░░░░░░░░ that president Zelenskyy can ░░░░░░░░ is to make clear ░░░░░░░░ commitment to the initiative ░░░░░░░░ President Trump is taking ░░░░░░░░ yes I do think ░░░░░░░░ would be a good ░░░░░░░░ if he signed the ░░░░░░░░ and commercial deal put ░░░░░░░░ by the United States ░░░░░░░░ the reason I say ░░░░░░░░ is quite apart from ░░░░░░░░ economic gain that Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ derive from that It ░░░░░░░░ also give the United ░░░░░░░░ a stake in Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ future It will mean ░░░░░░░░ U S Commercial interest ░░░░░░░░ S Individual citizens will ░░░░░░░░ on the ground there ░░░░░░░░ that will be an ░░░░░░░░ greater added incentive for ░░░░░░░░ U S To protect ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine in future and ░░░░░░░░ sure that war does ░░░░░░░░ ensue again That s ░░░░░░░░ I want to see ░░░░░░░░ s what we all ░░░░░░░░ to see and it ░░░░░░░░ it takes both United ░░░░░░░░ and Ukraine to come ░░░░░░░░ and make sure that ░░░░░░░░ whole initiative is given ░░░░░░░░ best possible likelihood of ░░░░░░░░ because George it is ░░░░░░░░ only show in town ░░░░░░░░ s the only negotiation ░░░░░░░░ and it s got ░░░░░░░░ be made to work ░░░░░░░░ that s what we ░░░░░░░░ Britain are very committed ░░░░░░░░ help bring about.”