00:00U.S. President Donald Trump has said his administration has had very serious discussions with Russia
00:08about the war in Ukraine. Trump said that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin could
00:12soon take significant action towards ending the three-year conflict. Trump didn't say
00:18who from his administration has been in contact with Moscow, but insisted the two sides were
00:23already talking. Trump has said repeatedly he wouldn't have allowed the conflict to start
00:28if he'd been in office in 2022. Since returning to office, Trump has criticized Ukrainian
00:34President Volodymyr Zelensky, saying he should have made a deal with Putin to avoid the conflict.
00:40He also criticized Joe Biden's administration for spending billions in U.S. taxpayer money
00:45on military and economic aid for Kyiv. Ukraine currently relies on the U.S. for around 40
00:51percent of its military needs, and since February 2022, Washington has sent Kyiv more than 62
00:57billion euros.
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