How quickly can it end? Should end immediately. Should have never started. That would never have started. If I were. I used to talk to Putin about it. Ukraine was the apple of [Putin's] eye, but there was no chance that he would ever do it. And he didn't do it for four years. He didn't do it. Have you spoken to him? I don't want to say, but I will tell you it's got to end. (08:08–08:13)
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Asserts that Putin had no intention of invading Ukraine during Trump's presidency.
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