MSNBC's Joe Scarborough on Monday morning stated two obvious facts about the Ukraine War that get lost in the commentary sometimes: JOE SCARBOROUGH: Let's underline two things here--just again, to set expectations.

U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matt Whitaker joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss key takeaways from the Trump-Putin Alaska summit on Friday, what to expect from Trump's meeting with Ukrainian president Zelenskyy and European leaders today,

European leaders, as well as the Nato chief, joining Zelensky for talks with Trump in Washington makes it an extraordinarily high-level meeting. This reveals how high their concern is that the US president will help Vladimir Putin defeat Ukraine by backing his demands - such as no ceasefire before final settlement.

Donald Trump has told Ukraine to give up hopes of getting back annexed Crimea or joining NATO as he prepares to host President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders in Washington on Monday to press Kyiv into accepting a peace deal with Russia.

Steve Witkoff says Vladimir Putin agreed at his summit with Donald Trump to allow the U.S. and European allies to offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO’s collective defense mandate.

The United States and Europe may offer Ukraine “Article 5-like” protections -- security promises modeled on NATO’s defense pact. But without full NATO membership, can such guarantees really stop Russia from striking again?

US President Donald Trump also advocated for a direct peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia, emphasising that "Russia is a very big power, and they're not”.