You'll probably have to get their plan approved by Parliament or by referendum of the people.

91% of Ukrainians want this war to end.

Russia also wants it ended. Everybody wants it ended and we want it ended.

I want it ended because I don't want to see so many people dying. We're losing, you know, massive numbers of people — the biggest by far since World War II.

I saw a very interesting Putin today; he wants to see it happen. He told me very strongly.

I believe him.

I really believe we're by far closer [to a deal] than ever before.

When Zelensky was close, Putin was not.

When Putin was close, Zelensky was not; you saw that in the White House.

But I think both want to see it happen.

Russia is going to help. Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed. It sounds a little strange.

President Putin was very generous in his feelings toward Ukraine succeeding, including supplying energy, electricity, and other things at very low prices.

A lot of good things came out of that call with Putin today.

Putin does not agree to a ceasefire. He feels that, if they have to stop the fighting and then start again, he does not want to be in that position, and I understand that position.

I understand President Putin from that standpoint. You know, you have to understand the other side.

If things don't happen, they keep fighting, and they keep dying.

Zelensky does not want that to happen, we don't want that to happen, and Putin does not want it to happen.