"We agreed on much more robust security guarantees, the Russians agreed on enshrining legislatively language that they would attest to not attempting to take any more land from Ukraine after a peace deal, where they would attest to not violating any European borders," Witkoff said. Brennan pressed Rubio over the contentious Oval Office meeting between Trump, Zelenskyy and Vice President JD Vance, where the Ukrainian leader was "dressed down" after he openly mocked the idea of negotiation with Putin. Rubio, continuing to talk over Brennan, rejected the idea that Zelenskyy needed protection from being bullied and insisted that the White House and their Ukrainian counterparts have had dozens of meetings since the infamous meeting.
Published at: 2025-08-17 22:00:50
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