Episode 816: France and U.K. Meet with President Trump

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🗓️ 28 February 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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President Trump met separately this week with President Emmanuel Macron of France and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom to discuss potential terms for a ceasefire in the Ukraine-Russia war. Trump highlighted significant progress in talks with Russia and other parties, aiming to end the conflict. The Trump administration is also negotiating the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. Victoria Coates, former Deputy National Security Advisor and current vice president at The Heritage Foundation joins Newt emphasizing the importance of diplomatic progress and criticizing the Biden administration's approach. Coates highlights the need for a strategic and decisive resolution to the war, the significance of defense spending in Europe, and the potential benefits of the US-Ukraine mineral deal. Their conversation also covers the broader implications of US foreign policy and the evolving political landscape in Europe.

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0:00.0	On this episode of Nutsworld, President Trump met this week with French President Emmanuel
0:09.5	Macron and United Kingdom Prime Minister Kare Sturmer to discuss the possible terms in which
0:15.4	the war between Ukraine and Russia could arrive at a ceasefire.
0:19.1	President Trump expressed, quote, I think a lot of progress has been made.
0:22.6	We've had some very good talks with Russia.
0:24.6	We've had some very good talks with others,
0:26.6	and we're trying to get the war ended with Russia and Ukraine.
0:29.6	Close quote.
0:31.6	The Trump administration is also actively negotiating
0:33.6	the release of the Israeli hostages still being held by Hamas.
0:38.1	Here to discuss all of these topics, I'm really pleased to welcome my guest, Victoria
0:43.3	Coates, former Deputy National Security Advisor to President Donald Trump, and current vice
0:48.4	president of the Catherine and Shelby Column Davis Institute for National Security and
0:53.2	Foreign Policy at the Heritage Foundation.
0:56.2	Her new book, The Battle for the Jewish State, How Israel and America Can Win, is available now.
1:20.1	Thank you. Victoria, welcome, and thank you for joining me on Newsworld.
1:21.7	Of course, it's a great pleasure.
1:25.4	So President Macron visited the White House on Monday.
1:32.1	Prime Minister Starmor is set to visit the White House on Thursday to discuss the Ukraine War and their relationship with the United States.
1:43.0	What do you see as the primary goals of these leaders in their respective meetings, both in terms of their bilateral relations with the United States and their broader stance within Europe?
1:48.3	Now, I think this has been a critical week for President Trump's stated goal of ending the Ukraine war. And for the first time in three years in it, we marked on Monday the three-year
1:53.3	anniversary of Putin's invasion of Ukraine. For the first time, we're seeing some diplomatic progress.
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