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With the U.S. and Russia kicking off negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, European leaders are

scrambling to respond. Daily Wire, senior editor Cabot Phillips, is here with Morhead Cabot. So an extremely important week for the new administration abroad that will test Donald Trump's foreign policy. We have this emergency meeting headed up by Macron, now this series of meetings with Russian diplomats. First, what is taking place today?

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