This is CBS Eye on the World. Here's John Batchelor.

I welcome my colleague, Anato Levin, the director of the Eurasia Department at the Quincy

Institute for Responsible Statecraft to comment on news swirling

all around us, breaking news. The headline out of the Wall Street Journalist, National Security

Advisor Mike Wals, is asked, well, let me be very careful, Trump to oust national security

advisor, Mike Walsh. So the Walser journalists use the word

oust. And there are reasons given, but we need to go immediately to the other breaking

news because it all will eventually fall together. Russians fighting more intensely despite

cease fire talks, this according to the Ukrainian informant at the front line.

And this meets up with the ceremony in Washington in these last hours, I believe.

The U.S. and Ukraine sign minerals deal sought by Trump.

We'll start there as a picture of what looks to be a peaceful environment

signing documents because Anatole even has written most recently about this mineral steel. It does

connect with war fighting. Anatole, a very good evening to you. Walsh is gone and so we do not know

what the next national security team will look like.

We're told that Mr. Walsh was a hawkish on Ukraine.

At the same time, this minerals deal looks to be supportive of Ukraine.

And then we have Mr. Trump in conversation, in communication with the Kremlin at some

point, making what are said to be rhetorical concessions. And that has allowed the critics of the

Trump administration to accuse that the president is soft on Moscow. Is it okay if I'm confused, Anatole? Good evening to you.

I think it's okay if we're all confused, John.

I mean, I think this minerals deal, though, is a real success for Ukraine.

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