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

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Sean let ░░░░░░░░ ask you this Russia ░░░░░░░░ they are ready to ░░░░░░░░ peace with Ukraine pugin ░░░░░░░░ he is open to ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine peace deal of ░░░░░░░░ did put out also ░░░░░░░░ lot of caveats Also ░░░░░░░░ understanding because I believe ░░░░░░░░ is Steve Witkoff I ░░░░░░░░ not 100 sure but ░░░░░░░░ believe it is Steve ░░░░░░░░ and that there are ░░░░░░░░ taking place in Moscow ░░░░░░░░ took place today I ░░░░░░░░ assuming you don t ░░░░░░░░ to negotiate on national ░░░░░░░░ and tell us everything ░░░░░░░░ happened I respect that ░░░░░░░░ you have a level ░░░░░░░░ confidence I understand what ░░░░░░░░ says his caveats he ░░░░░░░░ in negotiating on his ░░░░░░░░ There are things that ░░░░░░░░ is going to want ░░░░░░░░ neither Zelenskyy nor Putin ░░░░░░░░ get everything they want ░░░░░░░░ we are going to ░░░░░░░░ a deal With all ░░░░░░░░ that side are you ░░░░░░░░ we can get their ░░░░░░░░ will see I m ░░░░░░░░ if anybody can get ░░░░░░░░ there it is President ░░░░░░░░ You are right I ░░░░░░░░ not going to announce ░░░░░░░░ negotiate anything on national ░░░░░░░░ certainly not ahead of ░░░░░░░░ president But we do ░░░░░░░░ some cautious optimism You ░░░░░░░░ the Ukrainians move from ░░░░░░░░ we were in the ░░░░░░░░ Office to where we ░░░░░░░░ in Saudi Arabia with ░░░░░░░░ secretary of state Rubio ░░░░░░░░ you saw president Putin ░░░░░░░░ press conference today of ░░░░░░░░ both sides will have ░░░░░░░░ demands Of course both ░░░░░░░░ will have to make ░░░░░░░░ compromises and show diplomacy ░░░░░░░░ going back and forth ░░░░░░░░ is happening I have ░░░░░░░░ to my counterpart special ░░░░░░░░ Steve Witkoff is out ░░░░░░░░ and bringing things back ░░░░░░░░ us to evaluate For ░░░░░░░░ Trump to make decisions ░░░░░░░░ next steps Sean it ░░░░░░░░ obviously very important for ░░░░░░░░ If I were to ░░░░░░░░ how the steel unfolds ░░░░░░░░ will be the rare ░░░░░░░░ mineral deal of component ░░░░░░░░ keeps U S Involvement ░░░░░░░░ presence in Ukraine to ░░░░░░░░ European troops could be ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine as well I ░░░░░░░░ imagine that Ukraine of ░░░░░░░░ part of NATO is ░░░░░░░░ going to happen and ░░░░░░░░ imagine that parts may ░░░░░░░░ the don moss region ░░░░░░░░ particular or areas heavily ░░░░░░░░ by people from Russia ░░░░░░░░ would go to Putin ░░░░░░░░ any negotiated settlement And ░░░░░░░░ am I wrong in ░░░░░░░░ conjecture here No surprise ░░░░░░░░ are trying to get ░░░░░░░░ of that What is ░░░░░░░░ is that we are ░░░░░░░░ all of those things ░░░░░░░░ both sides We are ░░░░░░░░ those discussions with their ░░░░░░░░ with the Russians we ░░░░░░░░ having those discussions with ░░░░░░░░ counterparts with the Ukrainians ░░░░░░░░ we are pushing both ░░░░░░░░ together with the President ░░░░░░░░ the dealmaker in chief ░░░░░░░░ is determined to end ░░░░░░░░ war For everybody that ░░░░░░░░ just hand wringing Democrats ░░░░░░░░ were demanding cease fires ░░░░░░░░ diplomacy in Gaza marching ░░░░░░░░ the streets estella But ░░░░░░░░ have some kind of ░░░░░░░░ opposition to President Trump ░░░░░░░░ at this war to ░░░░░░░░ end on stopping the ░░░░░░░░ He is determined to ░░░░░░░░ it he has a ░░░░░░░░ team around him and ░░░░░░░░ will get this done ░░░░░░░░ Sean what happened to ░░░░░░░░ party that once was ░░░░░░░░ all we are saying ░░░░░░░░ give peace a chance ░░░░░░░░ seem to have disappeared ░░░░░░░░ to the president