Hi there, everyone, happy Monday. It's 4 o'clock in New York, quote, this largely aligns with our vision, not one single time in the last 80 years. Would you think that sentence would come from the Kremlin in reference

to us, the United States of America, and our foreign policy until today? Those words are from a Kremlin

spokesperson in reference to Friday's Oval Office ambush of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky

by Donald J. Trump and J.D. Vance would have seen as a gift to Putin's

regime. And they're not our words. This is the words that members of Russian media are using to

describe what happened Friday. And it is part of a chain reaction of events, serving only to confirm

that in the eyes of the Kremlin, a realignment that works for them, not necessarily

us, has already taken place.

One Russian editor telling the Washington post this, quote, we don't even have to step in.

We can just retransmit what the Americans are saying.

He notes that Putin had smartly withheld comment on Friday's meeting and could

afford to stay silent for now, quote, the public will conclude that our leaders were correct

in their assessment of Zelensky as a leader of Ukraine. This is a huge gift for them.

That Oval Office ambush, apparently just one of many gifts from Donald Trump to Vladimir Putin.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegzeth has ordered a stop to all offensive cyber operations against Russia. It's what the New York

Times describes this way, quote, as part of a broader effort to draw President Vladimir Putin

of Russia into talks on Ukraine and a new relationship with the U.S.

The pause could, though, have the consequence of leaving the United States blind as they head into talks with Putin.

The Times reporting this, quote, retaining access to major Russian networks for espionage purposes is critical to understanding Putin's intentions.

As he enters negotiations into tracking arguments within Russia about what conditions to insist upon and what could be given up.

And then there are the other rhetorical gifts that Trump delivered to Putin as well.

Here's a national security advisor to Trump Mike Walsz, who once compared

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