President Trump called into Fox & Friends show this morning to explains some of the details within the Ukraine Peace Summit held at the White House with President Zelenskyy and European leaders.

There’s some interesting insight into the urgency, held by President Trump, as he describes talking about the need to stop the killing now, not next week.  President Trump notes he told the EU leadership, it is ridiculous to say meet again in a few days; thousands of people are dying each week.  Trump told them they need to get into action tonight.  WATCH:

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In his generally off-the-cuff remarks, President Trump provides some remarkable insight into the status of current events.

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Secretary of State and National Security Advisor, Marco Rubio, continues to play a key role in both diplomacy and strategy for the goals and policies of President Trump.

Rubio was present for every moment of both the summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.  Rubio outlines in this interview the goals and objectives of the next steps.  As the EU assembles the outlines for security guarantees to protect Ukraine moving forward, President Trump is organizing a bilateral meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy.

Hopefully, the Trump administration can set the table for Zelenskyy and Putin to come to terms and stop the war.  If they can agree to terms, President Trump will then coordinate a trilateral meeting between Putin, Zelenskyy and Trump to sign a peace deal – complete with the security guarantee package provided by the Europeans.  WATCH:

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President Trump and Ukraine President Volodymr Zelenskyy hold a press availability in the Oval Office before going into a HIGH STAKES bilateral discussion and later meetings with European leaders.

President Trump notes that immediately following the discussions, he is scheduled to call Russian President Vladimir Putin to give him an update on the discussion and potentially schedule a trilateral meeting between Putin, Zelenskyy and Trump.

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President Trump hosts Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders at the White House. Livestream Links Below:

• 12:00PM – European Leaders arrive at The White House
• 1:15PM – President Trump greets Ukrainian President Zelensky, holds Bilateral Meeting
• 2:15PM – President Trump greets European Leaders, participates in a Family Photo
• 3:00PM – President Trump holds Multilateral Meetings with European Leaders

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Amid all the banter, opinion, negotiations and high-brow conversations about what should happen to end the Ukraine-Russia conflict, one element remains undiscussed: What do the Ukrainian People want?

Current ‘President’ Volodymyr Zelenskyy, installed as an outcome of western influence operations, extended his term in office by cancelling Ukraine elections.  His elected term ended 18 months ago, and he has not left office.  The various EU/NATO stakeholders did not want the authentic voice of the Ukrainian people to impede on the proxy war against Russia, and so they supported the election cancellation.

Now, the element never discussed by WEF/NATO or EU officials is what the citizens of Ukraine want.  From the position of Russian President Vladimir Putin, this non-democratic ‘democracy’ paints Zelenskyy as illegitimate – one of the baselines that affirms the position not to negotiate with him.

Within Ukraine,there are very visible signs the citizens no longer support Zelenskyy; however, that would be an inconvenient factor to introduce to the conflict equation, so it is simply avoided in the discussion.  Western media avoid it.

As an outcome, a lot of people watching things unfold do not understand the context that Zelenskyy is in a weak position domestically with sentiment within Ukraine turning sharply against ongoing war.  The MSM won’t report on it, and the neocon “influencers” won’t either.  The focus is on Russia bad.

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From both past and present comments by President Trump, the intransigence of Zelenskyy, in combination with his strict authoritarian, some would say ‘Nazi’-like sentiments, positions the Ukranian leader as somewhat of a difficult person to deal with.  However, in the most visible sense, Zelenskyy is an amalgamation of interests that float in the background.

Beyond the civil war that existed in Ukraine long before Vladimir Putin stepped in, the USAID operation in Ukraine installed Zelenskyy.  The Intelligence Community apparatus, as deployed by the U.S. State Dept., was the tool to manipulate popular public opinion.

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Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is interviewed by Furrowed Brow.  Within the first question, Tapper asks for an example of a concession that Russia agreed to.  Witkoff outlined a major set of concessions, leaving surprised Furrowed to say “huh.”

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears with Maria Bartiromo to discuss the big picture of what is possible and what challenges remain as President Trump tries to negotiate a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia.

Keep in mind as we watch all these interviews by Rubio, it was only about six months ago when the U.S Secretary of State admitted the Ukraine conflict was a proxy war between the U.S and Russia.  With President Trump extracting the U.S. from that entanglement, NATO and the EU have stepped in to retain the conflict. WATCH:

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears on CBS to debate the ever-insufferable Margaret Brennan. The dramatic acting by the newscaster is off-the-charts.  Both the video and the transcript are below.

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[Transcript] – MARGARET BRENNAN: We begin with Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, who attended those talks in Anchorage. Good morning to you, Mr. Secretary.

SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO: Good morning. Thank you.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Vladimir Putin did not give President Trump the ceasefire he sought. And now Putin says the root causes of the conflict have to be resolved in a peace agreement. Isn’t the root cause the fact that Russia invaded in the first place?

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Secretary of State/National Security Advisor Marco Rubio hit the Sunday news circuit to expand on President Trump’s peace initiative and meeting with Russian President Putin.

Appearing on NBC, Rubio outlines the results of the Alaska summit between President Trump and President Putin, as well as the next steps ahead of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy coming to the White House on Monday.  WATCH:

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Following along with much of the same conversation, Secretary Rubio also appeared on ABC this week to debate the ever-insufferable Martha Raddatz.  Below:

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President Trump special envoy, Steve Witkoff, outlines elements of the talks between President Trump and President Vladimir Putin in advance of a meeting tomorrow with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and EU leaders.

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