August 20, 2025
U.S. Has to ‘Ratchet Up Pressure’ on Putin to Get ‘Genuine Negotiations’: Kendall-Taylor
Questions are mounting over what exactly "security guarantees" from the U.S. would entail for Ukraine. NBC News Senior White House Correspondent Garrett Haake reports the latest updates. Andrea Kendall-Taylor, senior fellow and program director at the Center for a New American Security, joins Ali Vitali to break down how President Trump can convince Russian President Putin to get to some sort of agreement.
Watch the full interview on MSNBC.
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