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Zelensky's Peace Negotiation Stance
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| Good morning, everyone. | |
| I'm Megan Kelly. | |
| It's Wednesday, February 19th, 2025. | |
| This is your AM update. | |
| Did I hear that they're upset about not having a seat? | |
| Well, they've had a seat for three years and a long time before that. | |
| This could have been settled very easily. | |
| President Trump responds to the Ukrainian president's complaints about being left out of initial peace negotiations. | |
| We were able to get in the room and really articulate what are my powers, what are my authorities. | |
| New York Democrats revolt over Mayor Eric Adams' immigration cooperation with the Trump administration. | |
| And President Trump's Labor nominees set to face some friendly fire on the Hill. | |
| All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM update. | |
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| The first round of peace talks to end the war in Ukraine concluded yesterday in Saudi Arabia. | |
| The meeting between the U.S., led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and the Russians, led by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, lasted approximately four and a half hours. | |
| Mr. Rubio telling reporters he was pleased with the initial progress, outlining four points of agreement so far. | |
| One, the U.S. and Russia will work to reestablish functionality of respective embassies in Moscow and Washington. | |
| Two, high-level teams will be appointed by each side to conduct negotiations, the end goal of which will be enduring and acceptable to all parties engaged. | |
| Three, both sides will work to examine areas of potential cooperation, both geopolitically and economically, after the war has ended. | |
| And four, the bulk of the negotiations will be delegated to other people. | |
| But the attendees of today's meeting will remain engaged in the process. | |
| Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky repeatedly expressed dissatisfaction with the Trump administration's approach to these negotiations. | |
| The Ukrainian leader not holding back at the Munich security conference. | |
| The war is in Europe, and America is far from the invasion. | |
| And I think that we need to share more details because, to my mind, there are a lot of different voices around the new American administration. | |
| And I'm not sure that all these voices are on our side. | |
| In multiple forums, Mr. Zelensky has stated there can be nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine. | |
| Mr. Zelensky was slated to visit Saudi Arabia yesterday as well, though not as part of the negotiations. | |
| That trip was rescheduled to a later date. | |
| Mr. Zelensky instead visited Turkey, where he suggested future peace talks should take place with Ukrainian participation. | |
| The Ukrainian leader does not believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin is serious about finding a lasting peace. | |
| President Trump addressed Zelensky's concerns last night from Mar-a-Lago. | |
| I hear that they're upset about not having a seat. | |
| Well, they've had a seat for three years and a long time before that. | |
| This could have been settled very easily. | |
| Just a half, a half-baked negotiator could have settled this years ago without, I think, without the loss of much land, very little land, without the loss of any lives, and without the loss of cities that are just laying on their side. | |
| When they're worried about not being seated, you mean somebody that should have gone in and made a deal a long time ago. | |
| President Trump also calling out the Ukrainian president's declining poll numbers. | |
| In Saudi Arabia, Secretary Rubio came away from the meeting, believing the Russians are serious about beginning negotiations. | |
| I came away today convinced that they are willing to begin to engage in a serious process to determine how and how quickly and through what mechanism can an end be brought to this war. | |
| Whether we can ultimately reach that outcome will obviously depend on every side in this conflict's willingness to agree to certain things. | |
| When you talk about an enduring and sustainable end of the conflict, it means one that's acceptable to everyone involved in it. | |
| And that obviously includes Ukraine, but also our partners in Europe, and of course the Russian side as well. | |
| National Security Advisor Mike Walsh, also a member of the delegation, maintained that communications between the U.S., European allies, and the Ukrainians are ongoing. | |
| President Trump said that he would be fine with European leaders stationing troops in Ukraine as part of a lasting peace deal. | |
| If they want to do that, that's great. | |
| I'm all for it. | |
| If they want to do that, I think that'll be fine. | |
| If we have a peace deal, I think having troops over there from the standpoint of Europe, we won't have to put any over there because we're very far away. | |
| But having troops over there would be fine. | |
| I would not object to it at all. | |
| French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer have both stated they support deploying a European peacekeeping force. | |
| The date for the summit between President Trump and President Putin is not yet determined. | |
| The Hamas terror organization tells Israeli officials the bodies of Shiri Beebas and her two young sons, Ariel and Kafir, will be returned later this week. | |
| Arielle, aged four, and Kafir, just nine months old, when they were captured on October 7th, 2023. | |
| The youngest hostages taken in Hamas's savage attack that left about 1,200 dead. | |
| Shiri and her boys with their red hair, last seen in a video taken by their captors. | |
| Just awful. | |
| She was seen wide-eyed and desperately clinging to her sons, surrounded by Hamas soldiers carrying rifles. | |
| Kafir, who would now be two, never celebrated a birthday outside of Hamas custody. | |
| Israeli officials have yet to confirm the deaths. | |
| Yardin Bebas, the father of the boys, was also captured by Hamas on that day. | |
| He was held separately from his wife and children. | |
| Earlier this month, he was released alive. | |
| Six living hostages remain in Hamas's custody, two of whom have been held in Gaza since 2014 and 2015. | |
| They will all be released on Saturday. | |
| Three were originally expected to be freed. | |
| The reasoning for the accelerated timeline is unclear. | |
| Coming up, the fate of New York City Mayor Eric Adams is in Governor Kathy Hochl's hands, and the latest on the health of the Pope in just a moment. | |
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Mayor Adams' Fate in Governor's Hands
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| New York City Mayor Eric Adams fighting to retain his position after the DOJ drops corruption charges against him. | |
| Governor Kathy Hochul weighing whether or not to remove the embattled mayor from his post. | |
| A quick timeline of events. | |
| On February 10th, Acting Deputy Attorney General Emile Bove ordered the DOJ to drop charges against Adams. | |
| The charges were brought under the Biden administration. | |
| Several federal prosecutors resigned over the dismissal, alleging it amounted to a quid pro quo. | |
| Mayor Adams is cooperating with the Trump administration's efforts to crack down on illegal immigration. | |
| Last Friday, the Democrat mayor sat down with Fox and Friends side by side with border czar Tom Homan to discuss their cooperation. | |
| If he doesn't come through, I'll be back in New York City and we won't be sitting on the couch. | |
| I'll be in his office up his butt saying, where the hell is the agreement we came to? | |
| Mayor Adams' decision to cooperate with the Trump administration facing serious blowback from fellow Democrats. | |
| On Monday, four deputy mayors resigned from their positions. | |
| Governor Hochul spent yesterday in a series of meetings with top officials and influential community leaders. | |
| Mayor Adams taking a lot of crossfire from his fellow Democrats. | |
| Reverend Al Sharpton equated the mayor's cooperation with the Trump administration to political blackmail. | |
| Rival mayoral candidate, State Senator Zellner Myri, saying Eric Adams no longer works for New Yorkers. | |
| He works for Donald Trump. | |
| The power to oust a mayor has never before been utilized in New York. | |
| Hochul released a statement that reads in part, overturning the will of the voters is a serious step that should not be taken lightly. | |
| That said, the alleged conduct at City Hall that has been reported over the past two weeks is troubling and cannot be ignored. | |
| The AP reports about two-thirds of New York City voters would approve of Governor Hochul removing Mayor Adams. | |
| President Trump's nominee to head the Labor Department, Laurie Chavez DeReamer, will take the hot seat today. | |
| Her confirmation hearing held by the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee is set to begin at 10 a.m. East. | |
| Ms. DeReamer may face the toughest questions yet from Republicans. | |
| A GOP Senate insider telling the New York Post Rand Paul is dead set against her. | |
| He is whipping against her right now. | |
| He's telling everyone who will listen how much he hates her. | |
| Ms. DeReamer is a longtime union ally. | |
| As a member of Congress, she backed the PRO Act. | |
| That act ultimately failed in the House, but it would have banned right-to-work laws in more than two dozen states. | |
| President Trump worked hard to court the union vote. | |
| Sean O'Brien became the first president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to speak at the RNC last July. | |
| Politico reported in November that O'Brien was pushing behind the scenes for Ms. Dreamer to get the nomination. | |
| In the ultimate plot twist, Democrats tend to approve of the pick. | |
| Senators Tim Kaine, Tammy Baldwin, and Ed Markey have all spoken positively of the nominee. | |
| Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut telling Punch Bowl News Ms. Dreamer was among the best picks Democrats could hope for. | |
| Oh boy. | |
| Kash Patel cleared another hurdle in his nomination process to lead the FBI. | |
| Despite strong Democrat opposition, Mr. Patel appeared to have the votes to pass. | |
| If his timeline mirrors that of Tulsi Gabbard and RFKJ, his final vote will likely be held tomorrow. | |
| Pope Francis facing a lengthy hospital stay following a diagnosis of pneumonia. | |
| The 88-year-old pontiff admitted to Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Friday after a week of struggling with bronchitis. | |
| The Vatican releasing a statement describing the Pope's condition as, quote, complex. | |
| They say the infection has spread to lung air sacs, a potentially dangerous development in elderly people. | |
| This is just the latest in a string of medical episodes suffered by the head of the Catholic Church. | |
| About a week and a half ago, Pope Francis only got halfway through his homily before breathlessness forced him to hand it off to an aide. | |
| This was not the first time such a thing has happened. | |
| The Pope has a long history of lung problems. | |
| Part of his right lung was removed when he was just 21 years old. | |
| We will closely monitor the Pope's condition and deliver updates as they come. | |
| Well, that'll do it for episode one of your AM update. | |
| Hope you enjoyed it. | |
| I did. | |
| I'm Megan Kelly, and we'll be back here for the Megan Kelly Show in just a bit, live on Sirius Sex M Triumph Channel 111 at Noon East and on youtube.com/slash Megan Kelly, as well All podcast | |