Trump After Speaking to Zelenskyy and Putin: ‘I Think They Both Want to Make a Deal’

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TRUMP: "I had a very good talk with President Putin, who, by the way, has a lot of respect for President Erdogan, a lot of respect for him. We had a long talk yesterday, lasted a long time, and I also spoke with President Zelenskyy right after that. I think they both want to make a deal. It’s too bad It took so long. But I think there is going to be — something is going to come out. And the president is also helping us with that, but I think there’s something. You know, I settled eight wars, and I Think we’re going to be settling a ninth. It doesn’t seem likely now, but sometimes with war I see when it's least likely, that’s when it happens. I had a very good talk with President Putin, I had a very good talk with — I would say it's a combination. A lot of times I’d do well with Putin and Zelenskyy would be a problem, or vice versa, Zelenskyy would be great and Putin would be — they both want to get it settled now more that — that’s all I do in my life, is deals. I know deals. And I think they are going to — I think we’re gonna get it settled, hopefully soon. Last month, 35,000 mostly soldiers died. The month before that, it was 24,000. A month before that, it was 27,000, and a month before that it was 29,000. But last month there was 35,000 young soldiers, mostly soldiers died, and that's crazy."