Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, President Trump claimed that Russia's stopping the war in Ukraine is a "pretty big concession."
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00:00...was options to discuss about things that it would take to end a war.
00:03This war is endable. Both sides just have to agree to it.
00:06We've shown them a pathway forward. We've discussed those ideas.
00:09There was a good meeting yesterday. There'll be good meetings over the weekend.
00:11We've shown them the finish line. We need both of them to say yes.
00:14But what happened last night with those missile strikes should remind everybody of why this war needs to end.
00:18It's horrible those missiles landed.
00:20What's even worse is there are today people that were alive yesterday that are not alive today
00:24because this war continues, and the president wants to stop it.
00:27And everyone should be thanking the president for being a peacemaker and trying to save lives.
00:31That's what we're trying to do here. It's not our war we didn't start, as you know.
00:35But we're trying to end the dying. We're trying to end the destruction.
00:38And we've shown the path forward. We can see the finish line, but both of them have to get there.
00:43We're going to do everything we can to help them get there, but they have to ultimately say yes.
00:47And we are using a lot of pressure on both.
00:49You know, if you think we're just in there because we're nice people, then we are nice people,
00:53but we're using a lot of pressure on both.
00:54What concessions, Mr. President, and to your national security team,
00:59what concessions has Russia offered up thus far to get to the point where you're closer to peace?
01:06Stopping the war. Stopping taking the whole country. Pretty big concession.
01:12Mr. President, if...
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