Oct. 19 — Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Sen. Rand Paul and Sen. Tim Kaine

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🗓️ 19 October 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), and Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) join Meet the Press for exclusive interviews following the White House meeting between Presidents Trump and Zelenskyy — as Trump prepares for a high-stakes summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Sara Fagen, Carol Lee, Susan Page and Neera Tanden join the roundtable.

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0:00.0	This Sunday, war and peace.
0:05.0	After hosting the Ukrainian president in the White House,
0:08.0	President Trump plans another summit with Vladimir Putin in his efforts to try to end the war in Ukraine.
0:15.0	Stop right now at the battle line. I told that to President Zelenskyy.
0:20.0	I told it to President Putin.
0:21.6	Do you think President Putin will ever be serious about peace?
0:25.6	I'll talk exclusively with Ukrainian President Volodomir Zelensky.
0:31.6	Plus, pushing back.
0:33.6	Protesters take to the streets nationwide rallying against the Trump administration as the government shutdown drags on.
0:43.3	The bottom line is they won't even negotiate with us.
0:46.3	At some point Democrats have to take yes for an answer.
0:48.3	Everybody thinks they're winning. Nobody is winning when everybody's losing.
0:51.3	Will either side give in to the pressure? I'll talk to Democratic Senator Tim Cain of Virginia and executive powers.
1:00.0	President Trump says he authorized the CIA to operate inside Venezuela
1:05.0	as U.S. forces escalate attacks against alleged drugboats in the Caribbean, all while a third Trump critic
1:12.7	is indicted, charged with mishandling classified information. I think he's a bad guy, yeah,
1:19.2	he's a bad guy. He's too bad. I'll talk to Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky.
1:24.9	Joining me for insight and analysis are NBC News Washington managing editor Carol Lee.
1:31.1	USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page. Neera Tandon, president of the Center for American
1:38.3	Progress, and Republican strategist Sarah Fagan. Welcome to Sunday. It's Meet the Press.
1:45.0	From NBC News in Washington, the longest running show in television history.
1:52.0	This is Meet the Press with Kristen Welkett.
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