I don't think it's that important that he's present at the meetings, says the US President and continues:
He's been there for three years. It's hard to get an agreement with him (present).
It's different with Russia's President, according to Trump, who dismisses other world leaders' warnings that Vladimir Putin doesn't want to see an end to the war.
He doesn't need to get an agreement. Because if he just wanted to, he could take the whole country (Ukraine), says Trump.
To a group of Republican governors, Trump said later:
I've had good conversations with Putin, and not so good with Ukraine. They have no cards left to play, but they're holding on to the cards tightly. But we won't let this continue.
Trump has previously incorrectly claimed that Zelensky is to blame for the outbreak of the war. When asked on Fox Radio if it's not Putin who is responsible for the outbreak of the war, Trump replied:
I'm so tired of hearing that talk.
