
It doesn’t matter at this point, but this war should never have happened.
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It doesn’t matter at this point, but this war should never have happened.

We didn’t get there, but we have a very good chance of getting there.

It’s really up to President Zelensky to get it done.

Now it is really up to President Zelenskyy to get it done.

I always had a great relationship with President Putin.

If it all works out, we will then schedule a meeting with President Putin.

I’ve always had a fantastic relationship with President Putin, with Vladimir.

Potentially, millions of people's lives will be saved.

They’re going to set up a meeting now between President Zelensky and President Putin . . . and myself, I guess.

Not that I want to be there, but I want to make sure it gets done — and we have a pretty good chance of getting it done.

I will call up NATO in a little while, I will call up the various people that I think are appropriate, and I'll of course, call up President Zelenskyy and tell him about today's meeting.

We had some good meetings over the years, right? Good, productive meetings over the years, and we hope to have that in the future.

There were many, many points that we agree on.

It was determined by all that the best way to end the horrific war between Russia and Ukraine is to go directly to a Peace Agreement, which would end the war, and not a mere Ceasefire Agreement, which often times do not hold up.

If it doesn't, I'm going to head back home real fast.