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The Lead with Jake Tapper

Trump: “We'll Be Involved” In Ensuring Security For Ukraine

The Lead with Jake Tapper

CNN

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3.51.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

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A full day of diplomacy is still underway at the White House where President Trump tries to broker a peaceful end to the war in Ukraine. Last hour President Trump paused a meeting with Ukrainian President Zelensky and European leaders to speak with with Vladimir Putin on the phone. This comes as President Trump appears to waffle at the idea of a ceasefire.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:15.8

This is CNN Breaking News.

0:19.2

And welcome to the lead.

0:20.4

I'm Pamela Brown in for Jake Tapper.

0:22.3

And we start with breaking news in our world lead and a live look here at the White House

0:27.3

where right now President Trump is meeting with Ukrainian president, Vladimir Zelensky,

0:32.0

and multiple European leaders in an effort to find a diplomatkin in the Russia's war in Ukraine.

0:38.6

Before they met behind closed doors, the leaders all seem to agree this meeting could be a historic step for negotiations

0:44.7

with everyone stressing the importance of security guarantees for Ukraine.

0:50.9

I'm optimistic that collectively we can reach an agreement that would deter any future aggression

0:57.9

against Ukraine.

0:58.9

I think with the right approach this afternoon, make real progress, particularly on the security

1:04.1

guarantees.

1:05.2

This is very important that the United States gives such strong signal and is ready for security guarantees.

1:13.6

And notably, President Trump did not rule out U.S. participation in those security guarantees,

1:18.6

which could potentially include U.S. troops on the ground in Ukraine as part of a

1:22.6

peacekeeping force after any deal is reached.

1:25.6

The importance of those guarantees, or security security guarantees underscored by this,

1:31.0

the latest Russian strikes across Ukraine that killed 10 people just hours before European

1:36.1

leaders met at the White House.

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