August 20, 2025
What Does U.S. ‘Security Guarantees’ Mean for Ukraine?
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 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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