Fred Fleitz

I had a good time. There were good times and bad times, mostly good. I was an analyst. You were an operator. I wrote quite a few PDPs, which is why I wanted to be on this show. I know a lot about the PDP. I want to see it improved. It's politicized, watered down. It might be a good topic for another show.

I had a good time. There were good times and bad times, mostly good. I was an analyst. You were an operator. I wrote quite a few PDPs, which is why I wanted to be on this show. I know a lot about the PDP. I want to see it improved. It's politicized, watered down. It might be a good topic for another show.

I had a good time. There were good times and bad times, mostly good. I was an analyst. You were an operator. I wrote quite a few PDPs, which is why I wanted to be on this show. I know a lot about the PDP. I want to see it improved. It's politicized, watered down. It might be a good topic for another show.

Well, we know that for years, President Trump has been saying that the priority for the United States should be to stop the killing. He believes that the previous policy of Joe Biden and the Europeans to just plow weapons into Ukraine for as long as it takes was not a sensible policy because there was no strategy for either Ukraine to win the war or to push Russia out.

Well, we know that for years, President Trump has been saying that the priority for the United States should be to stop the killing. He believes that the previous policy of Joe Biden and the Europeans to just plow weapons into Ukraine for as long as it takes was not a sensible policy because there was no strategy for either Ukraine to win the war or to push Russia out.

Well, we know that for years, President Trump has been saying that the priority for the United States should be to stop the killing. He believes that the previous policy of Joe Biden and the Europeans to just plow weapons into Ukraine for as long as it takes was not a sensible policy because there was no strategy for either Ukraine to win the war or to push Russia out.

Ukraine was going to run out of troops. This had become a long-term war of attrition. Ukraine was going to lose. It was immoral to keep stringing this out. But Biden didn't want to talk about it anymore. He didn't want to talk about peace talks. He just wanted to attack anyone who suggested trying to end the war as being pro-Putin or anti-Ukraine. That's just not true.

Ukraine was going to run out of troops. This had become a long-term war of attrition. Ukraine was going to lose. It was immoral to keep stringing this out. But Biden didn't want to talk about it anymore. He didn't want to talk about peace talks. He just wanted to attack anyone who suggested trying to end the war as being pro-Putin or anti-Ukraine. That's just not true.

Ukraine was going to run out of troops. This had become a long-term war of attrition. Ukraine was going to lose. It was immoral to keep stringing this out. But Biden didn't want to talk about it anymore. He didn't want to talk about peace talks. He just wanted to attack anyone who suggested trying to end the war as being pro-Putin or anti-Ukraine. That's just not true.

So we've seen over the last couple of weeks Trump and his officials really twisting Zelensky's arm to get behind the approach of ending the war, getting a ceasefire. And we'll negotiate other issues later, like territory, security assistance, NATO membership, etc. And it was hard because I understand that Zelensky doesn't want to concede anything to Russia. Russia was the aggressor.

So we've seen over the last couple of weeks Trump and his officials really twisting Zelensky's arm to get behind the approach of ending the war, getting a ceasefire. And we'll negotiate other issues later, like territory, security assistance, NATO membership, etc. And it was hard because I understand that Zelensky doesn't want to concede anything to Russia. Russia was the aggressor.

So we've seen over the last couple of weeks Trump and his officials really twisting Zelensky's arm to get behind the approach of ending the war, getting a ceasefire. And we'll negotiate other issues later, like territory, security assistance, NATO membership, etc. And it was hard because I understand that Zelensky doesn't want to concede anything to Russia. Russia was the aggressor.

This is a vicious, unprovoked attack. And in a perfect world, we push Russia out and put Putin on trial for war crimes. But we don't live in a perfect world. That isn't possible. We need to do what is possible. That's to get a ceasefire, if we can, to stop the killing and negotiate the best deal possible so Ukraine can recover, rebuild, and become a robust democracy and strong economy.

This is a vicious, unprovoked attack. And in a perfect world, we push Russia out and put Putin on trial for war crimes. But we don't live in a perfect world. That isn't possible. We need to do what is possible. That's to get a ceasefire, if we can, to stop the killing and negotiate the best deal possible so Ukraine can recover, rebuild, and become a robust democracy and strong economy.

This is a vicious, unprovoked attack. And in a perfect world, we push Russia out and put Putin on trial for war crimes. But we don't live in a perfect world. That isn't possible. We need to do what is possible. That's to get a ceasefire, if we can, to stop the killing and negotiate the best deal possible so Ukraine can recover, rebuild, and become a robust democracy and strong economy.

Russia's making some progress, but it will take quite a while for Russia to conquer Ukraine. If it ever does, it will be a very, very painful and expensive victory. Putin might be lured to agree to end the fighting with an understanding that Ukraine will be neutral. It will not be a member of NATO. And that's not even our call. That has to be voted on by NATO members with a unanimous vote.

Russia's making some progress, but it will take quite a while for Russia to conquer Ukraine. If it ever does, it will be a very, very painful and expensive victory. Putin might be lured to agree to end the fighting with an understanding that Ukraine will be neutral. It will not be a member of NATO. And that's not even our call. That has to be voted on by NATO members with a unanimous vote.

Russia's making some progress, but it will take quite a while for Russia to conquer Ukraine. If it ever does, it will be a very, very painful and expensive victory. Putin might be lured to agree to end the fighting with an understanding that Ukraine will be neutral. It will not be a member of NATO. And that's not even our call. That has to be voted on by NATO members with a unanimous vote.

That's not going to happen. And that we will work to bring Russia back into the community of nations in good standing. Bring Russia into Europe. Lower sanctions on Russia with an understanding that some of Russia's revenues have to go to rebuild Ukraine. I think Trump is the only leader on the scene right now, maybe ever, who could maybe be able to deal with to get a fairly reasonable deal.

That's not going to happen. And that we will work to bring Russia back into the community of nations in good standing. Bring Russia into Europe. Lower sanctions on Russia with an understanding that some of Russia's revenues have to go to rebuild Ukraine. I think Trump is the only leader on the scene right now, maybe ever, who could maybe be able to deal with to get a fairly reasonable deal.