As the President said, his hope is to interact with Putin tomorrow and sort of get a sense very quickly and early, whether a peace is possible or not. The President has spoken to [Putin], I believe, four times by phone. He felt it was important to now speak to him in person and look him in the eye and figure out what was possible and what isn't. (09:00–09:04)
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Asserts that the President has spoken to Putin four times by phone.
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