with them are safe, you see them arriving right now, the president, the beast it is it is known, the general motors vehicle arriving, you will see them emerge in a minute, a reporter saw in the lobby of the pres. s hotel a number of staffers, the us ambassador to russia, john huntsman and the chief of staff giving a thumbs up as if they re going into these meetings optimistic. we will see the pres. and first lady emerge in a moment, a high-stakes summit getting together with vladimir putin for the first one on one. and other summits in recent months over the first year and a half of his presidency and a lot of international travel. you see the first lady on one side of the vehicle and the president of the united states, donald trump entering the official residence of the finish
with our allies. an opportunity for the president to showcase russia cannot get away with the issues that sought to undermine the western alliance. can t get away with ukraine, can t get away with syria and has to showcase that he is willing to admit to meddling he committed in our elections but an opportunity for the president to stand up to vladimir putin and not reset the relationship with the russians, without real objections that secure american interests and showcase to the russians they don t get a pass. a lot of people watching, waiting and wondering whether vladimir putin will get a pass. we appreciate your insights, a lot on the table for donald trump, thanks for taking the time. you are looking at pictures from the official residence as you heard from. we will see the president a
speculation, it is game on for the president, stakes are high, the question is what happens when donald trump and vladimir putin are one on one for their one on one meeting? that is the question we went to see. ed: we have to be careful not to hype it up too much. the stakes are enormous and a lot of big issues for them to address from north korea, iran, syria. we are going through the list. what do you see as the most important issues for them to deal with? what are the two or three big issues? the president needs to stick to his policy guns. his policies have been quite strong on russia. he has been consistent through his administration, time for russia to leave ukraine. if the president communicates
world. something we will take a close look at. appreciate it, done a great job. as we knew, the president his meeting with vladimir putin, what can we expect? i senior fellow, good to have you today. everyone is wondering what we can expect, the president in an interview appearing to try to lower expectations before big events to deliver on something big, even bigger if you say i don t think much will happen. that is right. he is focused on statecraft at the highest levels, singapore summit reinforced to donald trump the value of the image of being a great peacemaker and he will speak on a number of issues from ukraine, north korea, syria, seen as a peacekeeper on the highest level and vladimir
sending a clear message, hands off crimea. russia needs to move its proxy forces out of eastern ukraine where current conflict is taking place. russia is the problem, not the solution in this crisis. ed: we may be getting live pictures inside that breakfast between the president of finland and donald trump. let me know if we do have it come up. the bottom line is the president is having breakfast to get ready for the big one on one with vladimir putin, you see the two pres.s meeting, their staffs as well, this is a chance to sit down let s see if we can hear it. support and help and treated us beautifully, thank you very