Why the President Is Optimistic About Middle East Peace NowWhy the President Is Optimistic About Middle East Peace NowRussia-Ukraine war, peace, defensive weapons, killing, diplomacy Transcript The President, from the get-go, made it clear that his American first foreign policy objective when it comes to Russia-Ukraine war is to end the killing. And these are defensive weapons that Ukraine used for that very reason, to end the killing of Ukrainians by the Russians. How do you square the circle? MS. one doesn't need to complete the circle or square it. Our commitment hasn't changed. The nature of how we're able to make that commitment is going to be based on what is best for America first. It is the president's point of view, his guiding hand about the nature of what needs to occur. And it is certainly two nations at war. And America has made a huge difference in that regard. And the president still has worked to have people at the table that this can only be solved diplomatically. That, of course, is the State Department's wheelhouse. And that's what he wants.
