1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,040 Speaker 1: So in a place that holds a lot of important meetings, 2 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:04,240 Speaker 1: today seems bigger than most of course, half of Europe's 3 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:06,400 Speaker 1: leaderships at the White House as we speak, in support 4 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:08,719 Speaker 1: of the Ukrainian president. The plan seems to be a 5 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 1: security guarantee from Russia, but no NATO for Ukraine, a 6 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:14,520 Speaker 1: chunk of land and for that, apparently the war is over. 7 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:17,079 Speaker 1: It seems at this point anyway, they're all sitting around 8 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 1: the dining table. It seems at this point anyway, there 9 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 1: will be some sort of trilateral We will discuss on 10 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 1: the level of leaders during trilateral meeting, and President Trump 11 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:30,840 Speaker 1: will try to organize such meeting. 12 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 2: And he said that he will come or not come. 13 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:36,279 Speaker 2: Ukraine will be. 14 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 1: Happy if if if you will won't be there, will 15 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:39,839 Speaker 1: be there. 16 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:41,479 Speaker 2: Yeah, thank you, and I. 17 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: Think this is very important. Okay, So it's good vibe 18 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 1: so far. Lauren Tamasi has Channel nins US correspondent. She's 19 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:48,159 Speaker 1: at the White House and as well us. 20 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:50,479 Speaker 2: Lauren morning, Good morning to you, Mike. 21 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:51,320 Speaker 1: What's the vibe. 22 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 2: Look, it's been really interesting today because coming in this 23 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 2: we knew that the tone and tenor of this meeting 24 00:00:57,520 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 2: was going to be so critical for Ukraine and over 25 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:05,319 Speaker 2: it has been really warm so far. Vladimir Zelenski arrived here. Interestingly, 26 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 2: he was actually wearing a suit coat, which may seem inconsequential, 27 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:11,400 Speaker 2: but last time he was wearing his standard military fatigues 28 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:14,120 Speaker 2: and that's something Donald Trump took issue with, and he 29 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:17,399 Speaker 2: commented today, the US President, that he was looking nice. 30 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 2: As he got out of the vehicle, they kind of 31 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:21,320 Speaker 2: gave each other a pat on the back and then 32 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 2: went into that Oval Office meeting. And certainly it was 33 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 2: much more friendly inside the Oval Office as reporters asked questions. 34 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 2: But look, one big thing is we're not looking at 35 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 2: a ceasefire now. Donald Trump says he wants a peace 36 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 2: steal and that is much harder to obtain. And Donald 37 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 2: Trump says that the fighting will keep on going until 38 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:41,760 Speaker 2: they obtained that piece deal. 39 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 1: I'm watching them sit around the dining table at the moment. 40 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 1: This is all playing out for the world to see, 41 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:47,320 Speaker 1: and I assume at some point they're going to go 42 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 1: behind closed doors. Zelenski's been behind closed doors. The fact 43 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: it still seems friendly, I guess, is a good sign, 44 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 1: isn't it. 45 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 2: Yeah. Really interesting so that they weren't actually inside the 46 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 2: Oval Office alone for long, perhaps around forty five minutes 47 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 2: or so. And we don't know if Zelensky had the 48 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:09,239 Speaker 2: opportunity to brief his European colleagues and allies ahead of 49 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 2: this big meeting with Donald Trump, but certainly it seems 50 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 2: very I don't know how to call it chummy if 51 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 2: you like. I mean, Donald Trump was commenting and saying 52 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 2: that the German Chancellor's tan was looking very good. So 53 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:25,079 Speaker 2: it's a room full of friends, is the appearance today, 54 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:28,639 Speaker 2: and that certainly, you know, it is a good thing 55 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 2: for Europe who has come into this supporting Zelenski because 56 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 2: they know that the security of Ukraine will have ramifications 57 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 2: on Europe. 58 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:40,959 Speaker 1: The tangible out of today must be a trilat, I'm assuming, 59 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 1: because none of them is in any position to make 60 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:46,080 Speaker 1: cast iron guarantees. Have've got to go talk to parliaments 61 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 1: and countries, don't. 62 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 2: They exactly right, And that's something that Donald Trump appears 63 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 2: to be making progress, or so he says, making progress 64 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 2: on and that's the next big thing to come out 65 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 2: of this. But of course then you look back to Alaska. 66 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:01,639 Speaker 2: Donald Trump, going into that said the next meeting would 67 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 2: be the important one, and we expected to see that 68 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:07,839 Speaker 2: trilateral meeting faster. Now we don't yet have a date, 69 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 2: a day, a time, a location for the trilateral meeting, 70 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 2: but Donald Trump did say that Vladimir Putin is expecting 71 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 2: his call as his meetings here at the White House 72 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 2: wrap up. 73 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 1: Fantastic, Lauren, appreciate it very much. We'll stay in touch. 74 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 1: Lauren to Marsci, who's Channel Lines US correspondent at the 75 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 1: White House this morning. So just to remind you, we 76 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 1: get right. They're sitting around the dining table at the 77 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:28,239 Speaker 1: White House at the moment, it's all in public view, 78 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 1: and they're just it's all it's all hot air at 79 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:32,120 Speaker 1: the moment. I mean, there's going to be some business 80 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:34,520 Speaker 1: done behind some closed doors. And then at the end 81 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:37,440 Speaker 1: of that we get the Putin phone call. I'm assuming 82 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: they go back to Alaska for a trilateral O. Why 83 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: wouldn't you, They probably haven't packed up from the other day. 84 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: For more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to 85 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 1: news talks. It'd be from six am weekdays, or follow 86 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio.