Q: What would it take to force Zelenskyy and Putin to sit down together, maybe with you?
Trump: It’s going to happen, but it should have happened 3 months ago. 1/
Q: Are you closer today to secondary sanctions on Russia?
Trump: We're looking at that whole situation. It could be that we'll have to put secondary sanctions.
Q: Sooner than 50 days?
Trump: Maybe, yeah. 2/
Trump on the expiring nuclear arms reduction agreement between the U.S. and Russia in 6 months:
That's a big problem for the world when you take off nuclear restrictions.
That's not an agreement you want to expire. We're starting to work on that. 3/
Trump: Hamas pulled out of negotiating in Gaza. It was too bad. Hamas didn't really want to make a deal. I think they want to die, and it's very bad. 4/
Q: Macron said France will recognize the Palestinian state. Is it counterproductive?
Trump: What he says doesn't matter. It's not going to change anything.
He's a very good guy, I like him, but his statement doesn't carry any weight. 5/
Q: What do you think of the trade deal with the EU?
Trump: We have a 50/50 chance, maybe less, of making a deal with the EU. It'll be a deal where they have to buy down their 30% tariffs. 6/
Trump: We made a deal with Japan. Japan is putting up $550B to lower their tariffs, and they are also open for free trade with the U.S.
Maybe we get such a deal with the EU. 7/
Q: Do you think that the Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity would apply to Obama?
Trump: It probably helps him a lot. He's done criminal acts, but he has immunity. 8X
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Trump: I'm going to make a new deadline of 10-12 days from today for Russia.
There's no reason in waiting. I want to be generous, but we just don't see any progress being made. 1/
Trump: I’m not that interested in talking with Putin anymore.
We have nice conversations — then the next night, missiles hit towns, like that nursing home recently. People die. 2/
Trump: I got along well with Putin, despite the Russia hoax. I was tough — shut down Nord Stream, Biden reopened it. Thought we could negotiate, but now it's late.
Russia’s economy is small and struggling, despite vast land and strong military. I'm disappointed. 3/
Stubb: Only Trump can influence Putin, so U.S. leadership is key.
Ukraine is holding strong. Russia gained just 0.25% of land this year. It's a war of attrition, a stalemate, but Ukraine can hold the line if we keep arming it. 1/
Stubb: Ukraine needs financial aid. At the war’s start, it made 0 drones. Last year — 1.5M. This year — 4M.
We must also pressure Russia with sanctions. EU passed 18th package, the U.S. must act too. A weak Russian economy can force Putin to negotiate. 2/
Stubb: Russia is an imperial state by nature, driven by land grabs seen in its long history, including 30+ wars with Finland.
The war in Ukraine is a move to shatter the global order, weaken U.S. and Europe. We must not allow it. 3/