DC Bureau: US Attempts Peace Deals in Two Wars
DC_US Attempts Peace Deals in Two Wars INSERT.mp4 {ANCHOR} {INTRO} {PKG} PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S DEAL MAKING SKILLS ARE BEING PUT TO TEST ON THE GLOBAL STAGE. WEEKS AFTER A FIERY SIT DOWN WITH UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT... TUESDAY HE HELD A HIGH-STAKES CALL WITH RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN... TO PUSH FOR A 30-DAY CEASEFIRE WITH UKRAINE. THE CALL ENDED WITH A PROMISE FROM PUTIN NOT TO TARGET UKRAINE'S ENERGY SECTOR FOR 30 DAYS. " Securing peace through strength" AHEAD OF TALKS... NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR TULSI GABBARD SAID SHE'S CONFIDENT PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL BRING THE THREE YEAR CONFLICT TO AN END... EVEN AS PUTIN HOLDS OUT ON A BROADER CEASEFIRE. "NAT POP" UKRAINE PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY IS URGING THE U-S TO STAND STRONG. THE PRESIDENT'S DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY SAYS... "President Trump is well on his way to achieving world peace. He's doing that in Eastern Europe, he's also doing that in the Middle East" BUT OVERNIGHT IN GAZA... "NAT POP" ISRAELI AIRSTRIKES SHATTERED NEARLY TWO MONTHS OF PEACE... "Israel is operating with full force against the Hamas terrorist" THE STRIKES KILLED MORE THAN 400 PALESTINIANS ISRAELI OFFICIALS BLAME HAMAS FOR THE BREAKDOWN "Repeatedly refused proposal to extend ceasefire and to release our hostages." FAMILIES OF HOSTAGES ARE URGING ISRAEL TO RESUME NEGOTIATIONS AND STOP THE BLOODSHED. "Please, we are begging you. The hostages cannot wait any longer" {TAG} {Q: PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU ALSO WEIGHED IN THIS AFTERNOOON. WHERE DO THINGS GO FROM HERE?}
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