Trump spills on tense Putin call after European leaders summit - admits 'they can play cute' but warns Russia will grab MORE land
The president said that European leaders can 'play cute,' but claimed they know that land will need to be involved in any peace negotiations between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
He also divulged that after his meeting with European counterparts at the White House on Monday he called President Putin to discuss setting up a meeting between him and Zelensky.
Fox & Friends co-host Ainsley Earhardt asked Trump if any land swaps were discussed during his summit.
'Everybody can play cute and this and that, but, you know, Ukraine is going to get their life back, they're going to stop having people killed all over the place and they're going to get a lot of land,' he said.
'This is a war, and Russia is a powerful military nation, whether people like it or not,' Trump added. 'It's a powerful nation. It's a much bigger nation.'
Trump told the Fox morning show that it 'takes two to tango' and that Putin and Zelensky need to have a working relationship outside of U.S. intervention.
'I just want to end it,' Trump said of the ongoing war.
On his call with Putin – following their summit in Alaska on Friday – Trump said he told Putin that if he has a successful meeting with Zelensky then he would reenter talks to help bring an end to the deadly war.
'We had a very good call and I told him that we're going to set up a meeting with President Zelensky,' Trump said. 'And then after that meeting if everything works out OK I'll meet and we'll wrap it up.'
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