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Tense Negotiations Between President Trump and President Zelensky on Ukraine-Russia Conflict

Published February 28, 2025 | Video Starts at 02:00

Think of the parents, whether they're in Russia or Ukraine. Think of the parents of all these people being killed needlessly. They came to our third. Should have never started. This would have. If I were president, [the conflict between Russia and Ukraine] would have never started. Will you continue sending military aid to. Ukraine after the US Signs this agreement with Ukraine? Yeah, we're going to be continuing. (02:00–14:20)

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Asserts that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine would not have started if he were president.

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“We have more [LNG] than anybody in the world by far.”
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“We gave you, through this stupid president, $350 billion [for military equipment].”
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“We've had some very good discussions with Russia.”
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“I spoke with President Putin, and we're going to try and bring this to a close.”
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“They're losing thousands of soldiers on both sides.”
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“Until we came along, the Biden administration didn't speak to Russia whatsoever.”
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“They [Ukraine] have among the best in the world in terms of roars [raw earth resources].”
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“They [Europe] gave much less.”
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“If I were president, this war would have never happened.”
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“This was supposed to be over very quickly, and here we are three years later.”
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“We're going to be putting some money in a fund that we're going to get from the raw earth.”
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“Our country doesn't have much raw earth.”
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“What we do have [raw earth] is protected by the environmentalists.”
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“The Biden administration did was terrible. They were giving money, but he had no security on the money.”
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“Europe, as you know, gave much less money, but they had security.”
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“This is an incredible agreement for Ukraine because we have a big investment in their country now.”
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“Weaponry that we're going to use in many locations, but that we need for our country.”
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“We're going to be continuing [military aid to Ukraine].”
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“Yeah, we're going to have arms to Ukraine.”
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“Biden didn't do that. Biden didn't. He didn't know what the hell he was doing. This should have never happened.”
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“NATO has to step up and the Europeans have to step up more than they have.”
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