DONALD Trump has been caught on a hot mic revealing if he really believes Vladimir Putin will agree to a peace deal.
The US President was seen speaking to France‘s Emmanuel Macron moments before he hosted a summit with several of Ukraine’s closest allies in the White House.
ReutersDonald Trump was overheard speaking to Emmanuel Macron[/caption]
APMacron and Trump were seated next to each other during the summit in the White House[/caption]
AFPMacron and Trump standing with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky[/caption]
As the East Room filled with European leaders, US diplomats and journalists, Trump was caught having a private conversation with the French president.
Macron appears at first to thank Trump for his peace efforts and for hosting the latest round of talks in Washington.
Seconds later, Trump says: “I will set up a trilat”.
A trilateral meeting between Trump, Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky has been noted as a top priority t help end the war by all involved.
Trump had told reporters and Zelensky just minutes earlier that he would be on the phone to the Russian despot trying to arrange a three-way chat as soon as the day ends.
As the general chit-chat continues to flood the White House walls, Trump makes another stark revelation to Macron.
He can be heard saying: “He wants to make a deal with me as crazy as it sounds.”
Trump appears to be referencing Putin with the comment as he also said he had spoken to Vlad indirectly earlier in the day.
Another of Trump’s hot mic moments came as he spoke with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Finnish President Alexander Stubb.
Pointing towards Stubb, Trump was overheard telling Meloni “he’s a very good golfer you know”.
To which Meloni replied: “I know, I know. But he says you always win.”
The two conversations followed a seemingly positive day for future peace talks.
Trump vowed to “secure” Ukraine as he hosted a string of powerful world leaders.
The US President outlined security guarantees as he declared the “war is going to end”.
Trump and Zelensky kicked off the summit with a friendly handshake before heading into the Oval Office for one-on-one talks.
There he told reporters: “The war is going to end. This gentleman wants it to end, Vladimir Putin wants it to end, I think the whole world is tired of it, and we’re going to get it ended.”
Zelensky, who wore a black military-style suit, nodded along as Trump spoke before adding he is ready to sit down with the despot and shake hands over a peace agreement.
An upbeat Zelensky started the talks by directly thanking Trump and the US for their role in peace talks.
He also handed President Trump a letter from his own wife intended for Melania Trump.
Zelensky went on to say: “We need to stop this war to stop Russia, and we need support, American and European partners.
“We will do our best with this. We show that we are strong people and we supported the idea of President Trump to stop this war.”
These remarks were echoed by all seven European leaders who spoke with Trump following his Zelensky talks.
The leaders of France, Finland Germany and Italy alongside the heads of Nato and the EU all said they will always be on the side of Ukraine and that the conflict with Russia must end.
Each one called for security guarantees and said a meeting with Putin and Zelensky must come next.
Trump agreed with the calls and said he hopes for “long-term” peace.
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