NSA Waltz on Donbas Region Going to Putin: ‘Not Wrong with Any of That’

Hannity All right let ░░░░░░░░ ask you this Russia ░░░░░░░░ they re ready to ░░░░░░░░ peace with Ukraine Putin ░░░░░░░░ he s open to ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine peace deal Putin ░░░░░░░░ put out also a ░░░░░░░░ of caveats My understanding ░░░░░░░░ I believe it s ░░░░░░░░ Witkoff I m not ░░░░░░░░ I m not 100 ░░░░░░░░ sure but I believe ░░░░░░░░ s Steve Witkoff and ░░░░░░░░ there are meetings taking ░░░░░░░░ in Moscow that took ░░░░░░░░ today I m assuming ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ on national television and ░░░░░░░░ us everything that happened ░░░░░░░░ respect that but do ░░░░░░░░ have a level of ░░░░░░░░ I understand when Putin ░░░░░░░░ his caveats he s ░░░░░░░░ on his end there ░░░░░░░░ things he s going ░░░░░░░░ want there are things ░░░░░░░░ s going to want ░░░░░░░░ neither is Zelenskyy or ░░░░░░░░ are going to get ░░░░░░░░ that they want if ░░░░░░░░ re going to get ░░░░░░░░ deal With all that ░░░░░░░░ are you confident we ░░░░░░░░ get there WALTZ Well ░░░░░░░░ we ll see but ░░░░░░░░ m confident if anybody ░░░░░░░░ get us there it ░░░░░░░░ President Trump You re ░░░░░░░░ I m not going ░░░░░░░░ announce or negotiate anything ░░░░░░░░ national television certainly not ░░░░░░░░ of the president but ░░░░░░░░ do have some cautious ░░░░░░░░ You saw the Ukrainians ░░░░░░░░ from where we were ░░░░░░░░ the Oval Office to ░░░░░░░░ we were in Saudi ░░░░░░░░ with Secretary of State ░░░░░░░░ and you saw President ░░░░░░░░ s press conference today ░░░░░░░░ course both sides are ░░░░░░░░ to have their demands ░░░░░░░░ of course both sides ░░░░░░░░ going to have to ░░░░░░░░ some compromises and the ░░░░░░░░ diplomacy of going back ░░░░░░░░ forth is happening I ░░░░░░░░ spoken to my counterpart ░░░░░░░░ Envoy Witkoff is out ░░░░░░░░ and bringing things back ░░░░░░░░ us to evaluate and ░░░░░░░░ President Trump to make ░░░░░░░░ on next steps Hannity ░░░░░░░░ I think look it ░░░░░░░░ obviously very important for ░░░░░░░░ If I were to ░░░░░░░░ how this deal unfolds ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Hannity it s ░░░░░░░░ to be the rare ░░░░░░░░ mineral deal a component ░░░░░░░░ keeps U S involvement ░░░░░░░░ a presence in Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ European troops can be ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine as well I ░░░░░░░░ imagine that Ukraine being ░░░░░░░░ part of NATO is ░░░░░░░░ going to happen and ░░░░░░░░ would imagine parts maybe ░░░░░░░░ Donbass region in particular ░░░░░░░░ areas that are heavily ░░░░░░░░ by people from Russia ░░░░░░░░ would go to Putin ░░░░░░░░ any negotiated settlement Am ░░░░░░░░ wrong in my conjecture ░░░░░░░░ WALTZ Sean no surprise ░░░░░░░░ re not wrong in ░░░░░░░░ of that and what ░░░░░░░░ important is that we ░░░░░░░░ discussing all of those ░░░░░░░░ with both sides We ░░░░░░░░ having those discussions with ░░░░░░░░ counterparts with the Russians ░░░░░░░░ are having those discussions ░░░░░░░░ our counterparts with the ░░░░░░░░ And we are pushing ░░░░░░░░ sides together with President ░░░░░░░░ the dealmaker in chief ░░░░░░░░ is determined to end ░░░░░░░░ war And for everyone ░░░░░░░░ is just hand wringing ░░░░░░░░ that were demanding ceasefires ░░░░░░░░ diplomacy in Gaza marching ░░░░░░░░ the streets still but ░░░░░░░░ have some kind of ░░░░░░░░ opposition to President Trump ░░░░░░░░ this war to an ░░░░░░░░ and stopping the killing ░░░░░░░░ s determined to do ░░░░░░░░ he s got a ░░░░░░░░ team around him and ░░░░░░░░ re going to get ░░░░░░░░ done Hannity What happened ░░░░░░░░ the party that once ░░░░░░░░ singing all we re ░░░░░░░░ is give peace a ░░░░░░░░ They seem to have ░░░░░░░░ They re the party ░░░░░░░░ of forever wars Congratulations ░░░░░░░░ the president to you ░░░░░░░░ Secretary of State Rubio ░░░░░░░░ Steve Witkoff and Godspeed ░░░░░░░░ s a heavy lift.”