Analyst: Trump turns up pressure on Putin

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00:00And do you think that's coming from both the Russia and Ukraine side?

00:04It is. President Trump is certainly putting more pressure on President Putin because he already

00:11knows that he can get pretty much whatever he wants out of President Zelensky. President

00:16Zelensky will be vocal. He will insult. He will dispute. He will say some things and do some

00:24things that are really uncomfortable, make President Trump angry. But in the end,

00:28President Trump knows and President Zelensky knows that the Ukrainian government is going to fall in

00:34line with what the U.S. wants. On the Russian side, however, President Trump is frustrated. And the key

00:41for everyone to understand is that when President Trump says he will walk away, he will walk away.

00:49He is not a politician with that DNA that once they get attached to an issue, that no matter what

00:55happens, they have to stay attached. President Trump can at one point say, you know, I've given it a

01:01shot. These two aren't paying attention. I'm moving on. And then he knows that that puts pressure on

01:07Europe, which is a win for him because he's always wanted Europe to do more anyway.