Helen Walters

Let's get back to international affairs and in particular, Ukraine.

We saw President Zelensky came to the U.S., had a very fractious meeting in the Oval Office.

We just saw President Zelensky and President Trump meeting at the Pope's funeral.

So what do you think?

What's happening?

What should we be looking for over the next 100 days and beyond?

Interesting.

And I want to talk a little bit more about Europe.

As you say, the Europeans have really stepped up.

I think you were in Munich when JD Vance went there and had his conversation with them and jaws dropped.

Jaws dropped.

were very very confused and surprised and upset by what he had to say and yet it is also true that the Europeans have indeed stepped up and have committed more of their more towards their defense budget so how is Europe kind of calibrating in this post first 100 days moment and how are they going to be approaching the US and also Ukraine and everything else going forward well you know

It's interesting.

Obviously, yesterday we saw the rolling blackouts occurring across Portugal.

And this is a really horrible joke that someone made, but someone I was talking to was just like, well, we'll see the report on what actually happened in about six years' time.

I'm wondering, if you wouldn't make that bet right now, what is the alternative?

Like, if Europe doesn't make that shift, what happens?

Really, really important.

All right.

So you mentioned both Mexico and Canada, and obviously Mark Carney was just elected.