Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, President Trump was asked if he still believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is serious about peace with Ukraine.
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00:00Mr. President, on Russia, do you still believe that Putin is serious about peace,
00:05given the events overnight in Ukraine?
00:07And if that bombing doesn't end, are you considering new sanctions on Russia?
00:12So we are thinking that, very strongly, that they both want peace.
00:17But they have to get to the table.
00:18We're waiting a long time.
00:20They have to get them to the table.
00:22And I think we're going to get peace.
00:24We want to save 5,000 young people.
00:26I used to say 2,500. I used to say 5,000.
00:31We have, Mr. Prime Minister, we have about 5,000 young people a week
00:36that are dying in that ridiculous war.
00:40And, you know, I started out because I didn't like all the money that we were paying.
00:44And then I realized how many people were dying.
00:47And that's by far the more important element right now.
00:50I'm saying we can save thousands of people.
00:52And I don't like that it takes long at all.
00:56But I think they both want to make peace.
00:58I do believe so.
00:59There's a lot of hatred there.
01:01There's a lot of very bad blood, a lot of disgust.
01:04But I think we're going to – I hope we're going to get there
01:06for the sake of a lot of young people that are dying.
01:10Mr. President, do you have a deadline for when the parliament –
01:13I have my own deadline.
01:15I have my own deadline.
01:16And we want it to be fast.
01:18And the Prime Minister is helping us.
01:20He wants it to be fast, too.
01:22And I think everybody in this – you know, at this time in NATO,
01:25they want to see this thing happen.
01:28So we have a deadline.
01:30And after that, we have a – we're going to have a very much different attitude.
01:33But I think that there's a very good chance of getting done.
01:36To me, he doesn't play it.