Secretary of State Marco Rubio carries the same level of frustration as his boss, President Donald Trump.

Appearing on CNN, Secretary Rubio outlines the background of weeks of opposition from the Ukraine leader as Zelenskyy continually rejects a ceasefire discussion without assurances the U.S. will put troops on the battlefield to secure the ceasefire.

From Zelenskyy’s continually expressed perspective, only if U.S. and NATO troops are at risk of being killed, is he willing to pause the combat to enter peace negotiations. These are the assurances, the “security guarantees” he demands.  President Trump is not willing to put U.S. troops tenuously into place between Ukrainians and Russians; it would be foolish.

Secretary Rubio is strongly committed to the vision President Trump has, where killing stops so that peace negotiations can begin.  Zelenskyy is not willing to accept a ceasefire, that’s the core problem.   WATCH:

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As previously stated, Zelenskyy is operating from a position where he believes the CIA, global intelligence apparatus, NATO and the EU Commission are willing to keep supporting and financing him.

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President Trump delivers impromptu remarks departing the White House.

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After a heated discussion in the Oval Office where Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected any proposal for a ceasefire and expressed his sense of power that stems from a legislative branch supporting his futile war by proxy.

Accepting that Zelenskyy is not in a mindset that can lead to peace, President Trump ended any further conversation with Zelenskyy until the Ukranian President changes his tone.

Delivering a message from his Truth Social account, President Trump ends the conversation:

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President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy today at the White House.  The Ukraine leader has traveled to the U.S. with a surety proposal for continued U.S. taxpayer funds.

President Trump and President Zelenskyy are scheduled to meet publicly at approximately 11:00am EST.  Livestream feeds below:

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At the conclusion of several bilateral breakout sessions British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Trump hold a joint press conference.  The largest issue on the table of conversation is the Ukraine-Russia peace agreement to stop the war and create the space for a ceasefire.

In addition to the Russia-Ukraine war, tariffs and the economic impacts from the tariff program was a key topic for media questions.

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During the initial press availability, President Trump welcomes British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to the oval office.

As part of the initial discussion, PM Starmer delivered a letter from King Charles III inviting President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump to a state dinner at Windsor. President Trump accepted the invitation.

On the issue of a Ukraine-Russia ceasefire and negotiated peace deal, President Trump is non-committal to the U.S participating in a peacekeeping force, should that be the determined course of action.  President Trump again affirms how open lines of communication with Russian President Vladimir Putin is critical to stop the bloodshed and get to a place where a ceasefire is possible.

President Trump affirmed the upcoming round of tariffs are going forward on schedule both in North America and on the reciprocal tariffs that come later in April. WATCH: 

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President Trump signs several executive orders and holds a press conference to take questions from the assembled press pool on a variety of issues.  [Video Prompted]

According to the rough schedule, President Zelenskyy will be coming to the White House on Friday.  The agreement to create a surety for repayment of taxpayer funds has apparently been reconciled.

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President Donald Trump and French President Macron hold a joint press availability together with their diplomatic counterparts in the oval office.

President Trump and Macron took questions from the U.S. and European media.  Interestingly, you can see how important it is for Macron to hear how the USA will be part of a peacekeeping effort.  WATCH:

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Why does this need to be broadcast?  Why is it important to the people who pull the strings on Ukraine, for there to be public visibility on a meeting of G7 leaders discussing Ukraine?  Why do they need the optics?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky personally asked President Trump for continued American support during a cross-ocean G7 meeting held Monday — the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Zelensky — flanked by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other world leaders who made their way to Kyiv to mark the occasion — made his case to Trump on why the US should work to protect Ukraine’s interests amid ongoing tension with the president.

President Trump joined the meeting from Washington, where he was flanked by Vice President JD Vance and French President Emmanuel Macron. WATCH:

Vladimir Putin has a weapon the “west” cannot defend against. It’s not part of his physical military armament, it’s far more powerful. Putin has the truth as a weapon.

The western group must pretend they didn’t carry out a color revolution in Ukraine. They must also pretend they didn’t install Volodymyr Zelenskyy and pretend there was no civil war happening inside Ukraine for a decade. Lastly, the western group must pretend they didn’t try to provoke Vladimir Putin with expansions of NATO and an intentional breaking of the Minsk accords. There are other pretenses that must be maintained, but these are the top ones.

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CBSs Margaret Brennan is shocked, flummoxed, stunned and perplexed at the amount of time President Trump’s personal envoy Steve Witkoff spent in trust building conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

This CBS interview comes on the heels of reporting about Volodymyr Zelenskyy losing his cool and angrily shouting at Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and provides quite a contrast. Envoy Steve Witkoff patiently outlines the framework for his respectful discussions with Vladimir Putin.

CBS is really concerned about the details of these meetings.  The possibility of peace negotiations, the looming likelihood of a ceasefire and the status of the sanctions ending are all of great concern.  Watch and you will see what I mean. WATCH (prompted):

[Transcript of the Russia Discussion] –  MARGARET BRENNAN: I want to also ask you about Russia. You are a very trusted advisor to President Trump, and he sent you to speak face to face with Vladimir Putin. Fox reported you sat with Putin for three and a half hours. You said that you spent a lot of time talking, developing a friendship and a relationship with Putin, and that’s how you helped bring this U.S. Citizen Mark Fogel, home. Can you take us inside that room? Did you have a translator? Did you have a note taker? Were you talking in English? What happened?

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