President Trump was just asked if he was disappointed in the delegation sent by Putin to the peace talks in Istanbul, Turkey, with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy.

In short, Trump said he doesn’t know anything about it and weighed in on why Putin didn’t show up.

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There’s clearly a big difference between the way Trump reacted to Zelenskyy not going and Putin not going. He seems far more understanding with Putin. I think the reason for that, however, is that Putin could end this war today by simply pulling out of Ukraine. He is the big player.

That said, I really just don’t see much from Putin to suggest he wants to end the war. I almost think he’s trying to play Trump, to keep him just happy enough that he won’t put big sanctions back on Russia. But I just don’t think that’s going to work.