Open: This is “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Aug. 10. 2025

This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova joins to discuss President Trump’s announcement that he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Aug. 15, as he continues to push for a ceasefire deal between Russia and Ukraine. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte also joins to break

European leaders rally behind Ukraine ahead of Trump-Putin summit

A coalition of European nations rallied behind Ukraine on Saturday, saying the Russia-Ukraine war can’t be resolved without Kyiv, ahead of a planned meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin that currently isn’t set to include Ukraine’s leader. The statement, signed by the president of the European Union and the leaders of France,

Trump says Ukraine will have to give up territory for a ceasefire, Zelenskyy says no

President Trump is preparing to take another swing at a deal with President Putin during a high-stakes summit next Friday in Anchorage, Alaska. The president said Ukraine will have to give up some territory if there is going to be a ceasefire. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the country will never give up land. Willie

Trump nominates Tammy Bruce as deputy representative to the U.N.

President Trump on Saturday said he is nominating State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce as the next deputy representative to the United Nations. “Since the beginning of my Second Term, Tammy has been serving with distinction as Spokesperson of the State Department, where she did a fantastic job,” the president said in a Truth Social post. Bruce