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He’s very strong and unpredictable, and I would really like to see President Trump’s unpredictability apply to Russia. I believe he really wants to end the war,
Zelensky said earlier this month They’re dying, Russians and Ukrainians. I want them to stop dying. And I’ll have that done — I’ll have that done in 24 hours,
Trump said at town hall in May 2023 On day one of the Trump presidency, I will restore the travel ban, suspend refugee admissions, stop the resettlement and keep the terrorists the hell out of our country,
Trump said at a July rally On January 20th, as one of my many first Executive Orders, I will sign all necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% Tariff on ALL products coming into the United States, and its ridiculous Open Borders,
Trump wrote on Truth Social on November 25 He can't be thrilled, he's not doing so well, ... Russia is bigger, they have more soldiers to lose, but that's no way to run a country."
Trump said of Putin during a signing ceremony in the Oval Office, as reported by CNN, adding I have to speak to President Putin. We're going to have to find out."
When pressed on how long the war might last, Trump deflected and said How the hell are you going to find a way out of the mess if you're not talking
said one individual familiar with Trump's thinking He wants the dying to stop...Every side is going to have to give something,
Will President Trump even notice Europe?"
Zelensky questioned, pointing to Trump's track record of criticizing NATO and stances against Ukraine joining the alliance This isn't a situation where one country can secure itself alone. It's about all of us standing together to mean something,
Any phone call with Putin was not discussed with me but he said we'll talk and we'll work something out,
he said in reply to a question Our teams have been in the process of organising the meeting with President Trump. Discussions so far have been very atmospheric, these have been very general meetings. So far we don't have a date,
Zelenskyy told a select media grouping here during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting If leaders are not talking and intelligence services are talking, that would not work for us,
he said while insisting that Russian President Vladimir Putin must come to the table I'm not sure he has a vision yet of exit from the war... It's important to bring Putin to the table,
At the same time, it needs to be made clear that we are not equal. We are the victim and Putin is the occupier. We didn't start the war, he did. But we want to finish the war and Trump said he also wants to end the war. But Putin doesn't want to end the war because he has not got what he wanted,
I think Trump is going to call Putin and tell him to end the war. I think Putin will not agree … and I think the Trump team will understand they have to show strength. Show more resolve. And put it all on the table,
Trump, he told me … he will be doing everything to end the war this year. And I told him, ‘we are your partner,'
Not taxpayer money, but there are various ways to do this, including a lend-lease program, including by Europe seizing the €300 billion in Russian assets and using that money to buy U.S. defense equipment,
I think President Zelenskyy has played it extremely well,
Trump is a businessman. He knows how to apply pressure,
Zelenskyy told a gathering of reporters Tuesday after delivering a fiery address to the Davos crowd,
