For three and a half years while this conflict has raged, or three years while it's raged,

no one else has been able to bring something together like what we saw today,

because Donald Trump is the only leader in the world that can.

So no one is being sidelined here, but President Trump is in a position that he campaigned on

to initiate a process that could bring about an end of this conflict.

And from that could emerge some very positive things for the United States, for Europe, for Ukraine,

for the world.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio there claiming Ukraine's not being sidelined in a possible

peace talk with Russia, despite Ukraine not getting a seat at the table yesterday with U.S. and

Russian officials in Saudi Arabia.

The question is, what else came out of those diplomatic talks?

It comes as President Trump is now blaming Ukraine for Russia's invasion.

The question is, how will Ukrainian President Belodomir Zelenskyy respond to that?

Plus, New York City Mayor Eric Adams is headed to court today for a hearing on the Justice Department's request to drop the charges against him.

The question is, will the judge allow that case to go away as the Department of Justice wants it to?

It's way too early for this.

Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that's forced to wonder who will be the mayor of New York this time next week.

I'm Ali Vitale on this Wednesday, February 19th, and we'll start with the news.

President Trump is blaming Ukraine for Russia's invasion nearly three years ago.

He made those comments yesterday after reporters pressed him on Ukrainian officials not being involved in the diplomatic talks between the U.S. and Russia in Saudi Arabia.

I hear that, you know, they're upset about not having a seat.

Well, they've had a seat for three years.

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