Jake Sullivan: I Hope Trump Will See in Hindsight That Putin Is Trying to Take Us for a Ride, ‘To Keep This War Going’

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SULLIVAN: “Having just watched Alaska, I think our judgment on that was correct. Now, does that mean there shouldn't be diplomacy with Russia? Of course not. There should be. Does it mean that a summit should never take place? A summit would be fine but it's got to be properly prepared to produce an outcome that the American president can articulate in advance and produce in the aftermath. The outcome that this American president articulated, a ceasefire or consequences, he did not produce. And that is why I think we find ourselves in a difficult situation today. But, Martha, this isn't over. There will be a meeting with Zelenskyy and European leaders and then we'll see what happens after that. My hope is that President Trump will see in hindsight that President Putin is just trying to take us all for a ride, to keep this war going, keep attacking Ukraine without facing additional pressure. And we've got to cut him off at the pass.”