Karoline Leavitt: “The president is agreeing to this meeting at the request of…”

“… the United States to meet through his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, who, as you all know, traveled to Russia to have a conversation with Putin at his request. And so The president is agreeing to this meeting at the request of President Putin. And the goal of this meeting for the president is to walk away with a better understanding of how we can end this war.” (10:16–10:23)

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