Open: This is “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Aug. 17, 2025

This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio joins to discuss President Trump’s three-hour meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday in Alaska. Plus, former National Security Council official and Russia expert Fiona Hill discusses the talks and the war in Ukraine, along with Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan

Trump Envoy Says Putin Agreed to US, Europe Offering NATO-Style Security Assurances for Ukraine

President Donald Trump meets with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. At left is Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and second from right is Secretary of State Marco Rubio. AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff on Aug. 17 said that Russian President

European leaders to join Zelenskyy for White House meeting with Trump

European and NATO leaders announced Sunday that they’ll be joining President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington for crucial talks with President Trump, rallying around the Ukrainian leader after his exclusion from Mr. Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The remarkable move — with one European leader after another announcing that they’ll be at Zelenskyy’s side