Transcript: Jake Sullivan on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Dec. 1, 2024

President Biden 's National Security Advisor , Jake Sullivan , is in Newcastle , New Hampshire this morning .

Sullivan : Hamas video release of Edan Alexander is a reminder of the barbarity of Hamas holding so many innocent people hostage, including Americans , including Edan .

He says Hamas is feeling the pressure because one of their main partners in crime here, Hezbollah , has now cut a ceasefire deal, and they thought Hezbollah would be with them till the end.

CNN 's Jake Sullivan says Hamas is the key actor holding the decision on a cease fire deal.

He says the U.S. team has had a constructive engagement with the Israeli government, but it hasn't seen a change in Israeli behavior.

SULLIVAN: There has been very good coordination between our team and the incoming team on all of the aspects of the crisis in the Middle East .

The future of Ukraine should be determined at the negotiating table by the Ukrainians not imposed from the outside by the U.S. , Sullivan says.

Sullivan : We've been engaging with Ukrainians over the course of this year on how you marry the support we provided them for use on the battlefield with a diplomatic strategy.