That means we have, I think when the war ends, one thing he was very strong about, he wants, if it ends, he wants it to end.

And that's President Putin said that. He wants it to end. He doesn't want to end it and then go back to fighting six months later.

We talked about the possibility. I mentioned it of a ceasefire so we can stop the killing.

And I think we'll probably end up at some point getting a ceasefire in the not too distant future.

That was President Trump predicting a ceasefire for the war in Ukraine after speaking to President Putin and Zelensky yesterday.

The question is, how will Putin's relationship with Trump impact those peace talks?

Meanwhile, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth laid out

hardline stances on the future of Ukraine and U.S. relations with NATO members. The question is,

is America backing away from its European allies? Plus, Senate Democrats hold a marathon protest

over the nomination of HHS Secretary RFK Jr., ahead of his confirmation vote today.

The question is, was it all a lost cause?

It's way too early for this.

Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that has yet to make dinner reservations

for Valentine's Day tomorrow. So maybe a reminder for you, maybe a little bit of channeling

our executive producer. Either way, there's your reminder. I'm Ali Vitale on this Thursday,

February 13th, and we'll start with the news. President Trump spoke yesterday with Russian

President Vladimir Putin about ending the war in Ukraine.

It's been almost three years since Russian troops invaded Ukraine, starting a conflict that

has killed and injured hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

The call between the president and Putin is their first confirmed conversation since Trump's

returned to the White House.

President Trump says he's agreed to visit Russia and Putin has agreed to come to the U.S. But the two leaders would likely meet first to the White House. President Trump says he's agreed to visit Russia,

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