'We Want To End That War': President Trump Discusses Russia And Ukraine During Oval Office Meeting

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President Trump hosted Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre in the Oval Office and spoke about the war in Ukraine.

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00:00Thank you very much.

00:03We have Jonas Garsturis here, who is the, as you know,

00:08the Prime Minister of Norway.

00:10He's a great gentleman, highly respected,

00:13beloved in this country.

00:15And we've had talks on the war with Ukraine,

00:19Russia, and trade.

00:22We're doing very well, I think, on both.

00:24We've had some pretty good movement in every respect.

00:29The war is very important that it ends with,

00:32I used to say, 2,500 people a week, dying young people,

00:37mostly soldiers from Russia and Ukraine.

00:41And we want to end that war.

00:44We want to end it quickly.

00:46And I think we've made a long, a lot of progress.

00:49And we'll see what happens.

00:50This next few days is going to be very important.

00:53Meetings are taking place right now.

00:56Additionally, we talked about trade.

00:59And we will definitely, we get along very well on trade.

01:04We'll do something.

01:05But I think the Prime Minister knows that, over the years,

01:09the United States has been very good to a lot of people.

01:13And it's time for us to benefit also.

01:18So we're going to have a good relationship on trade.

01:20And we discussed other things also.

01:23But, Mr. Prime Minister, it's an honor to have you at the White House.

01:26Thank you very much.

01:28Prime Minister Prasad- Well, thank you, Mr. President.

01:29This is, this year is 200 years since the first immigration

01:33from Norway to the U.S.

01:35We come here early in your term.

01:37Appreciate that you take time.

01:39We have highlighted that very close cooperation.

01:42We are allies.

01:43We look after security in the North, in the Arctic,

01:46a lot of confidence between our services.

01:49We have discussed in detail the war in Ukraine.

01:53I have saluted the President for his initiative

01:56to make progress towards something that can be a ceasefire

02:01and an end to this terrible conflict.

02:02It is a complex picture, but it needs political will and push.

02:06And we have exchanged ideas on that.

02:08And then I think the President and his team have been open

02:11to hear our perspectives and on trade.

02:15We have also emphasized that we can benefit, both of us,

02:20by trading, we can be complementary,

02:23and we can find good solutions.

02:26But first of all, I appreciate, Mr. President,

02:27the spirit and the tone of this conversation,

02:29which has been confirmation of a very strong partnership.

02:33Prime Minister Prasad- Thank you very much.

02:35Appreciate it.

02:36Any questions?

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