Sarah Rainsford

Even so, Pope Francis is said to remain alert and he spent the day, the Vatican says, in his armchair.

Even so, Pope Francis is said to remain alert and he spent the day, the Vatican says, in his armchair.

Well, there was no press statement here in Poland, in fact, but it was certainly a reiteration of the kinds of lines that we've been hearing from Donald Trump and from his team negotiating in Saudi Arabia. And now Keith Kellogg has arrived in Kiev, stepping off the overnight train from here in Poland to say that he was looking forward to having wonderful talks in Ukraine.

Well, there was no press statement here in Poland, in fact, but it was certainly a reiteration of the kinds of lines that we've been hearing from Donald Trump and from his team negotiating in Saudi Arabia. And now Keith Kellogg has arrived in Kiev, stepping off the overnight train from here in Poland to say that he was looking forward to having wonderful talks in Ukraine.

He did say that he was there to listen. He said that he understood Ukraine's need for security guarantees. die Bedeutung der ukrainischen Gerechtigkeit. Aber natürlich sind diese Worte eher für Kiew unbequem, je nachdem, was Donald Trump über Nacht gesagt hat, nämlich, dass er die Ukraine für die Invasion ihres Territories verurteilt, was ziemlich erstaunlich ist.

He did say that he was there to listen. He said that he understood Ukraine's need for security guarantees. die Bedeutung der ukrainischen Gerechtigkeit. Aber natürlich sind diese Worte eher für Kiew unbequem, je nachdem, was Donald Trump über Nacht gesagt hat, nämlich, dass er die Ukraine für die Invasion ihres Territories verurteilt, was ziemlich erstaunlich ist.

Nehmen Sie in Erinnerung, dass es nur eine Woche ago war, als Donald Trump und Wladimir Putin eine Telefonrufe hatten. Es scheint, dass Wladimir Putin wirklich Er hat etwas zu Donald Trump erklärt oder etwas zu Donald Trump beschrieben, das er jetzt wiederholt.

Nehmen Sie in Erinnerung, dass es nur eine Woche ago war, als Donald Trump und Wladimir Putin eine Telefonrufe hatten. Es scheint, dass Wladimir Putin wirklich Er hat etwas zu Donald Trump erklärt oder etwas zu Donald Trump beschrieben, das er jetzt wiederholt.

Denn wenn man zu ihm spricht, klingt es sehr ähnlich, als wenn man zu Wladimir Putin spricht, als er über seine Krieg, seine Invasion in die Ukraine spricht. Es ist ein erstaunlicher Moment für alle. In Ukraine, but also here in Europe, in the wider region, because of course Europe's been such a close ally of Ukraine throughout this full-scale invasion.

Denn wenn man zu ihm spricht, klingt es sehr ähnlich, als wenn man zu Wladimir Putin spricht, als er über seine Krieg, seine Invasion in die Ukraine spricht. Es ist ein erstaunlicher Moment für alle. In Ukraine, but also here in Europe, in the wider region, because of course Europe's been such a close ally of Ukraine throughout this full-scale invasion.

And now it's having to really reassess how it helps Ukraine going forward and how it protects its own security if the US is going to step back.

And now it's having to really reassess how it helps Ukraine going forward and how it protects its own security if the US is going to step back.

Quite clearly, yes. It wasn't at the talks, it wasn't informed of the phone call, it hasn't been fully briefed of the entire process. Yes, it's definitely being sidelined and the message is coming from very senior members of Donald Trump's administration. Vielen Dank. Sehr kurz, wird Amerika überhaupt any support to Kyiv? Well, Keith Kellogg is there. They're talking.

Quite clearly, yes. It wasn't at the talks, it wasn't informed of the phone call, it hasn't been fully briefed of the entire process. Yes, it's definitely being sidelined and the message is coming from very senior members of Donald Trump's administration. Vielen Dank. Sehr kurz, wird Amerika überhaupt any support to Kyiv? Well, Keith Kellogg is there. They're talking.

He says he's going to listen. But certainly all of the optics from that meeting in Saudi Arabia were quite extraordinary. Seeing the Russian foreign minister, who is under US sanctions because of the war on Ukraine, sitting across the table with US officials and those officials essentially already having conceded major things to Moscow.

He says he's going to listen. But certainly all of the optics from that meeting in Saudi Arabia were quite extraordinary. Seeing the Russian foreign minister, who is under US sanctions because of the war on Ukraine, sitting across the table with US officials and those officials essentially already having conceded major things to Moscow.

I think, you know, that is pretty difficult for Ukraine's allies in Europe and for Kiev, of course, itself to stomach, frankly.

I think, you know, that is pretty difficult for Ukraine's allies in Europe and for Kiev, of course, itself to stomach, frankly.

So the only way that this can work is with some sort of integrated force that involves the Americans, even if they haven't actually got boots on the ground.

So the only way that this can work is with some sort of integrated force that involves the Americans, even if they haven't actually got boots on the ground.