1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:03,520 Speaker 1: Vincent Mecavinni joins us from the UK. Vincent, good morning, 2 00:00:04,440 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: Good morning, so secure Stammager sours away from meeting with 3 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:08,639 Speaker 1: President Trump. 4 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:12,480 Speaker 2: Yes, that's right. He is the second European leader to 5 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 2: visit the White House this week. He was pipped by 6 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:18,160 Speaker 2: President Macron on Monday. He had been hoping for this 7 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:21,079 Speaker 2: invite a little earlier because he has built quite a 8 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:24,480 Speaker 2: good relationship with Donald Trump, meeting him last year several 9 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 2: times ahead of the election in anticipation of his victory. 10 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 2: Now he is going, or we understand, to tell the 11 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:35,160 Speaker 2: United States that they must put security guarantees in place 12 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 2: in whatever deal they are going to strike with Russia. 13 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:41,159 Speaker 2: They need that backstop. And he's going to say, if 14 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 2: you are going to put all this resource and money 15 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:46,840 Speaker 2: into rare earth mineral extraction, you need to make sure 16 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 2: that your investment is safe and protected. And that's ahead 17 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:52,480 Speaker 2: of course of President Zelenski of Ukraine visiting the White 18 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 2: House tomorrow, so we think sign this deal on these 19 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:58,240 Speaker 2: rare earth minerals, and the UK also hoping to avoid 20 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:01,639 Speaker 2: any kind of tariffs that we've seen on allies like Mexico, 21 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 2: Canada and the EU because he wants to play Sakirstama 22 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 2: on that special love that Trump has for the UK 23 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 2: given his mother was Scottish. 24 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 1: Okay. Now, meanwhile, we're following the progress of Andrew Tait 25 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 1: and his brother Tristram, who had finally been extra diided 26 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 1: from Romania. It only took three years. Where's that story ed? 27 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 2: Well? They have now landed in Florida in the past 28 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:28,039 Speaker 2: half hour. They have arrived via private jet at Fort 29 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:31,399 Speaker 2: Lauderdale International Airport. Now there is still a lot of 30 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 2: confusion about this. The pair have been detained for the 31 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:38,679 Speaker 2: last three years in Romania, where they had moved to, 32 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:43,039 Speaker 2: and they were accused of human trafficking and rape in 33 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 2: the country, charges they deny. They were also facing a 34 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 2: separate case in the UK of rape and human trafficking 35 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 2: as well. But what appears to have happened is that 36 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 2: Rick Grennell, who is a sort of representative for Donald 37 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 2: Trump at the UNIX Security Conference, held a meeting with 38 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 2: the Romanian foreign minister where it's thought that perhaps he 39 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:10,679 Speaker 2: had requested that the two be allowed to leave the country, 40 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 2: and that is what prosecutors have done. They haven't dropped 41 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 2: the cases, but they have returned their passports to them 42 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 2: and let them return to the US. Now, once they're 43 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 2: in the US, it's highly unlikely they could ever be 44 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 2: extradited to face both the Romanian and the British case, 45 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 2: so some confusion exactly what this intervention has been into 46 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:32,320 Speaker 2: the Romanian justice system to get these two highly controversial, 47 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 2: problematic individuals released and back to the US. 48 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:40,240 Speaker 1: Vince mcavinian, I thank you for more from early edition 49 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 1: with Ryan Bridge. 50 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 2: Listen live to news talks it had been from five 51 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:47,120 Speaker 2: am weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.