Putin called the proposal to stop attacks on ships in exchange for halting strikes on Russian oil refineries “absurd.”

Putin:

Russia's proposals to transfer enriched uranium from Iran to Russia are still valid.

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Putin says his grandchildren speak Chinese.

Putin on Japan:

Nothing has changed in Russia’s approach toward Japan, but Japan’s attitude toward Russia has changed.

Putin on Japan:

We hear fairly tough statements from some senior Japanese leaders. We have never allowed ourselves to speak that way.

Trump on Iran:

Now I have to make a decision: either Iran signs the deal, or it won’t exist any longer.

Trump:

Interest rates can slow down growth. We want growth — and growth does not cause inflation.

Putin on a trilateral meeting:

We need an agenda. We need to understand what would be an agenda for any possible trilateral.

What will we discuss?

Putin:

Serbs are a divided nation in Europe, and divided by force. That is unjust.

Trump on Iraq:

I will never abandon our allies.

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Trump:

We’re going to fill up our national strategic reserves with Venezuelan oil.

Q: Will you retaliate against Iran if they are behind that attack on the plane? Will the U.S. retaliate?

Trump: They’ll be hit very hard, don’t worry.

Trump on Iran:

I would say 100% of the people say no to Iran having a nuclear weapon, including worldwide.

Q: Are you going to endorse someone in 2028?

Trump: I might. We have a great bench of people. We have tremendous people. The Democrats don’t have a bench at all.

Q: Are you planning to pardon your top aides before you leave office?

Trump: Based on Biden, I can do whatever I want because he pardoned a lot of people.

Trump:

I give us an A+ on the government, on economics, on everything.

Q: What about Iran's proxies, like Hezbollah?

Trump: They go as goes Iran, so goes the proxies.