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President Trump kicks off his bid to settle the war in Ukraine, and his defense secretary offers early concessions to Vladimir Putin

without Ukraine at the table. What does this tell us about what Trump wants and how he'll

proceed to settle the war?

Plus, Trump is on the path to get all of his cabinet nominees confirmed by the U.S.

Senators, to the Senate, even those who have views that are profoundly different than those of most

Republican senators.

How did the president pull this off? Those are our

subsidies for today in Potomac Watch. I'm Paul as you go, the editor of the editorial page of the Wall

Street Journal. And I'm here with my colleagues, Kyle Peterson and Bill McGern. Welcome,

gentlemen. The big week for Ukraine policy ahead of the annual U.S. security conference in Munich, Germany.

Trump announced that J.D. Vance and Marco Rubio will begin negotiations right away over the

Ukraine war. Let's listen to Trump talk about his motivations.

Do you view Ukraine as an equal member of this peace process?

It's an interesting question.

I think they have to make peace.

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