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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says officials are reviewing the video of a September

2nd strike against an alleged drug boat near Venezuela to determine if it will be made public.

NPR's Joe Hernandez reports.

Democratic lawmakers and others have criticized the September 2nd strike after it was revealed

that the military fired on survivors of an initial attack. Congressman Jim Himes, the top Democrat

on the House Intelligence Committee, told CBS's face the nation that the footage should be made

public. These guys, and this is why the American people need to see this video, these guys were

barely alive, much less engaging in hostilities.

Defense Secretary Hegseth has said he authorized the initial strike, but that a military

commander approved the follow-up attack.

Hegseth has not committed to releasing the full video,

saying on Friday that officials were trying to determine whether doing so would endanger ongoing

operations. Joe Hernandez, NPR News. Three days of high-stakes talks between U.S. and Ukrainian

teams in Florida ended without a breakthrough. NPR's Eleanor Beersley has the latest.

Ukrainian president, Vodemir Zelensky, is projecting determination and a cautiously upbeat tone.

And U.S. envoy Steve Whitkoff and Jared Kushner said the process is moving forward, even if no major concessions emerged.

The key sensitive topics still to discuss include territory, the use of frozen Russian

assets, and security guarantees for Ukraine. Ukrainians and the Europeans fear the U.S. will

pressure Kiv to give away too much to Russia. Speaking over the weekend, Ukraine's top commander

said it would be unacceptable for Kiv to surrender territory it has fought for and held on to.

Separately, the Kremlin welcomed the Trump administration no longer calling Russia a direct threat

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