About this episode
President Trump encourages Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy to hold face-to-face talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin following a marathon day of talks with EU, UK and NATO leaders in Washington. An optimistic Trump said the U.S. would provide Kyiv with security guarantees but also reiterated it would be Europe that would shoulder the bulk of the burden in helping Ukraine defend itself in the future. In tech news, Japan’s Softbank has announced an unexpected $2bn stake in troubled chip maker Intel while the U.S. government looks to take a 10 per cent share in the company by converting Chips Act grants into equity. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .