You said you do not want to push Putin away from the negotiating table; what guarantees do you have that he...

You said you do not want to push Putin away from the negotiating table; what guarantees do you have that he... (will make a deal? Unclear).

You will see soon, because I am trying to get hostages released who have been there a long time, even before me; we will see what happens. (He is probably referring to American prisoners in Russia, — ed.). We also have a very good situation with Iran; he [Putin] is moving away from Iran, and that is good, because we are hitting Iran very hard economically and militarily. And Russia has done nothing there that we have seen. And, of course, we are negotiating with him [Putin] about Ukraine. So I do not want to interrupt negotiations in the middle of them, although I have the right to do so at any moment. I can always do it if nothing works.

What do you say to the Republicans who opposed the diesel deal?

I think when they find out what the deal is about, they... I had calls with four of them. I am in the middle of negotiations. And it is a deal about Ukraine. I am also negotiating with them about Iran. And also about hostages. And also about diesel. When I tell this to the Republicans who are against it — and there are not many of them, because they trust me... I am the one who got them here. I am the one who wins. I am the one who draws people to rallies and puts them in a winning position.

Did you agree to a trilateral meeting with Putin and Xi Jinping?

I would do it. Not so much for Ukraine, because Russia, frankly, has been fine to Ukraine, they have not been doing much. (Russia, frankly, has been fine to Ukraine, they haven't been doing much). And China as well. We will talk about nuclear weapons and denuclearization. So if they wanted to meet, I would do it. I think we will talk about other things, such as Ukraine, too. I will do everything to stop the war. It was my proposal to hold a meeting, because I will be in China in November.

Who gave the order to slow down Starlink for Ukraine?

I do not know who it was, but I would like to find out.

Zelensky says you support Putin by lifting sanctions.

I support stopping the war between Russia and Ukraine.

How does that help stop the war?

How? It is what I have been doing all my life. Frankly, Zelensky is not helping much with it. I think he does not want to stop it. But I want people not to die. I do not care, I want the war to stop.

Zelensky said you are on the wrong side of history.

Zelensky said that? Zelensky does not know what he is talking about. Zelensky is a man who should have settled this war a long time ago. If he had listened to me, he would have had millions alive. And frankly, I think it is time for someone else to negotiate on behalf of Ukraine. Because what happened? The land is barely moving (he means the front, — ed.), and millions are dying.

Have you stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine about Russian strikes?

We share intelligence. We share a lot. We gave Ukraine a lot. You know what? We gave Ukraine a lot; they gave us nothing! Remember that! We gave hundreds of billions of dollars, I gave Ukraine Javelins, that was me! Do not lecture me about Ukraine!

Will you talk to Xi Jinping about Ukraine?

I would talk. I think he has been fair to Ukraine. He has not been too involved. Same with Russia. They have not done anywhere near what they could have done. And I appreciate that. They know that I appreciate it.

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We are waiting for November 3. And we hope that the group of Republicans supporting Ukraine will begin blocking his funding. I have nothing more to say. "Russia has been fine to Ukraine" — that is the end.