The following is the transcript of an interview with Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan airing on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Aug. 17, 2025.

U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said “it’s possible” that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attends the upcoming meeting between President Trump and

Russian Ambassador to Indonesia Sergei G. Tolchenov rejects NATO involvement in the security guarantee plan for Ukraine.

Donald Trump held a lengthy phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and subsequently spoke to NATO leaders after the U.S. president's Friday summit in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin,

U.S. NATO Ambassador Matthew Whitaker said President Trump will have to “trust but verify” Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting in Alaska on Friday, where they plan to

The Alaska summit followed exactly that script. After a few days of messaging, but apparently without the disciplined preparation that usually precedes these kinds of critical meetings, Trump expected to conjure a breakthrough.

President Donald Trump says the U.S. could support a European force in Ukraine to maintain a lasting peace in Russia's war

NATO military leaders are expected to meet on Wednesday to discuss Ukraine and the way forward, U.S. and NATO officials said on Tuesday, as Washington and European capitals work out details of what security guarantees might look like for Kyiv.