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“Putin” said in 69 of 202 transcripts, 147 times.
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Oct 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump has dinner with Japanese business leaders 1 time
…be an easy one—Ukraine-Russia—because of the relationship with President Putin. But that didn't work out too well so far, but it will…
Oct 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Diwali Celebration 2 times
…were President. It would have never—not even a million years. And Putin knows that too, would have never happened. But it did happen, and…
…So now it's—they're shooting and they're killing people. And I think Putin wants it to end, and I think Zelenskyy wants it to end…
Oct 16, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Oval Office Announcement 4 times
…incredible people. We just had a call, as you know, with President Putin. I thought it was a very good call, so we'll talk about…
…phone call. I thought very productive. But I'll be meeting with President Putin, and we'll make a determination. Tomorrow I'm meeting with President Zelenskyy, and…
…stopped. I thought this would be—because of my relationship with President Putin, I thought this would be very quick. And it's turned out to…
Oct 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Speech in Israel 7 times
…But I set up a meeting for him to meet with President Putin, thinking it would be a 15- or a 20-minute meeting. Steve…
…around in too many ways. And I set up the meeting with Putin, and I called—I said, "Is Steve finished yet?" That was about…
…an hour later. "Let me speak to Steve." "Sir, he's still with Putin. He's with President Putin." I said: "Wow, it's a long meeting. One…
Oct 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Oval Office Announcement 1 time
…Iran came in. They said they support it. Russia came in, President Putin. He supports it fully—very fully. So I was happy to see…
Sep 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 8 times
…going to happen with war. The easiest one of them all is Putin. I said, number one, it's a war that would have never happened…
…little chance. And it didn't happen for 4 years. But I knew Putin very well, and I thought that would be easy, because I know…
…one to settle, and we have to settle it up with President Putin and Zelenskyy. Got to get them together and get it done. But…
Sep 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…doing. I'm very dissatisfied with what Russia is doing and what President Putin is doing. I haven't liked it at all. He's killing people for…
…they've taken over very little. So, yes, I'm very disappointed in President Putin. I thought—I solved seven wars. In fact, we have a great…
Sep 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump's Address to United Nations General Assembly 1 time
…thought that would be the easiest because of my relationship with President Putin, which had always been a good one. I thought that was going…
Sep 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…bit more, that's going to stop it. I'm very disappointed in President Putin. But, you know, they're losing—they're killing 5,000 people a week…
…would be easiest war, because I have a good relationship with President Putin. Disappointed in him, but I do. I thought that would be the…
Sep 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…Ukraine. They hate each other so much, you wouldn't believe it. President Putin and President Zelenskyy, they hate each other to a level that you…
Sep 7, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…that I thought would have been, for me, the easiest—because of Putin, I thought that would have been—it's not—it's not turned out…
…be coming down. No, the First Lady actually got along great with Putin—— ——as I did. But you know, we're disappointed. We're—both of us…
Sep 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…and Russia. I thought that would be easier. The relationship with President Putin, all of that, it didn't matter. It's ended up being probably the…
Sep 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…to be probably one of the easier ones, and that's with President Putin and Ukraine, and that turned out to be one that's a little…
Sep 4, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…thought would be an easier one—because of my relationship with President Putin and with Ukraine and everything else, I thought it would be the…
Sep 2, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…all. No. And I had, actually, a very good meeting with President Putin a couple of weeks ago. We'll see if anything comes out of…
Aug 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…nightmare. I think that—that date also helped start the war with Putin and Ukraine, because he saw how incompetent our military was under Biden…
Aug 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…if we had a real President, that war would have never happened. Putin actually said—he said, "If Trump were President, it wouldn't have happened…
Aug 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…thought you'd all like to see it. That's a man named Vladimir Putin, who I believe will be coming, depending on what happens. He may…
…that you might not have had the problem with Russia. I think Putin was sitting there watching these stupid people running our country and said…
Aug 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…it's better this way. Well, we'll see. We're going to see if Putin and Zelenskyy will be working together. You know, that's like oil and…
Aug 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…I'm doing it for that reason. We have a meeting with President Putin tomorrow. I think it's going to be a good meeting, but the…
…meeting that we're having. We're going to have a meeting with President Putin, President Zelenskyy, myself, and maybe we'll bring some of the European leaders…
…very important. We're going to see what happens. And I think President Putin will make peace. I think President Zelenskyy will make peace. We'll see…
Aug 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…We're going to Friday—on Friday to Alaska. We're meeting with President Putin, Russia. "How important it is that the Capital is important?" I said…
…was always going to be I was going to meet with President Putin, and then, after that, I'm going to call the leaders and President…
…it almost immediately. And we'll have a quick second meeting between President Putin and President Zelenskyy and myself, if they'd like to have me there…
Aug 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…we get something done. But I'll be meeting very shortly with President Putin. It would have been sooner, but I guess there's security arrangements that…
…wants to see peace. The European leaders want to see peace. President Putin, I believe, wants to see peace, and Zelenskyy wants to see peace…
…Yes. Well, I do, relating to everybody. I mean, not just President Putin, but also people and leaders that I deal with. Look, I'm dealing…
Aug 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…haven't determined where, but we had some very good talks with President Putin today, and there's a very good chance that we could be ending…
Jul 31, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…And they're also losing people now in the towns and cities because Putin is hitting them with rockets. No, I think it's disgraceful. Yes, we…
Jul 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…big thing. And we thought we had four deals—Howard, right?— with Putin. Somehow, they end, and we get off the phone, "Oh, that was…
…look at the job we did—I was just thinking, because President Putin said it to me and other leaders said it to me, when…
Jul 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…very hard. And I was very disappointed with my call with President Putin. I was very disappointed. I wouldn't know that. I really wouldn't. I…
Jun 27, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Meets with Leaders of DRC and Rwanda 2 times
…some nice statements today. Did you see the statements? Very nice. Vladimir Putin made some very nice statements today. Look, he respects our country again…
…respect it a year ago, I can tell you right now. But Putin respects our country, and President Xi of China respects our country, and…
Jun 27, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…Russia, and we're going to work—we're working that one. I— President Putin called up, and he said, "I'd love to help you with Iran…
Jun 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…with that. Right? It would have never happened if I was President. Putin would have never done it. And I spoke to him yesterday, and…
Jun 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…barrel. And that caused—and that also kept the war going with Putin, because at $100 a barrel, that was a big moneymaking experience. But…
…then I called somebody else, and I happened to speak to President Putin at the time. Now, in all fairness to him, he lost 51…
…somebody will explain that. But I like Germany and Japan too. But Putin is a little confused by that, you know? He said: "We lost…
Jun 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…I was calling people and back and forth with leaders, including President Putin, including French President, including lots of different people. And all of them…
May 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…couple of months ago, but at this point, we're working on President Putin, and we'll see where we are. I think we're doing fine, but…
…deal—— This isn't my war. This is Biden's war, Zelenskyy's war, and Putin's war. This isn't Trump's war. I'm only here for one thing: to…
May 24, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…helped them a lot. And I had this—Russia, I talked to Putin about ending that terrible war that's going on. And he said they're…
May 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…right now. I had a talk yesterday for 2½ hours with President Putin, as you know. I also spoke to all of the European—or…
May 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…the day first? My little conversation with a nice gentleman named Vladimir Putin. But we had—actually, we had a good talk, and I think…
…longer. And you know, I was talking to, as I said, President Putin for 2½ hours—that was being very seriously listened to. We don't…
May 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…that there's a good chance we can get this done. I believe Putin wants to do it. Now, if I thought Putin didn't want—I…
…is like deals. One big deal. And if I thought that President Putin did not want to get this over with, I wouldn't—I wouldn't…
May 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…want to thank everybody. We just spent 2½ hours talking to Vladimir Putin, and I think some progress has been made. It's a terrible situation…
…very dedicated. In fact, if you look at just what I heard, Putin just said, "They respect your wife a lot." I said, "What about…
…don't have the time for that. I have to get back to Putin and people. But thank you very much for being here, all of…
May 16, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…us to just do it. I said—you know, they all said Putin was going, and Zelenskyy was going. And I said, "If I don't…
…to get it done. No, he didn't show up because he heard Putin wasn't going, so—— As soon as we can set it up. I…
May 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…the other side—hundreds of people. Just grossly incompetent. It's probably why Putin decided to go into Ukraine, something he never would have done if…
May 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…also, hostages from other parts of the globe. He's met with President Putin, Prime Minister Netanyahu, representatives—Iran and many other places. He is meeting…
May 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…be something will happen. But hopefully, it will. As you know, President Putin just announced a 3-day cease-fire, which doesn't sound like much…
…not—we had a President that, for 3 years, didn't speak to Putin. And it all shouldn't have happened. This is a war that should…
May 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…happened. It was never going to happen. No chance of it happening. Putin and I talked all the time. He knew it wasn't going to…
…had the horror show at Afghanistan, which I think is what gave Putin the resolve to go in and do what he did, because he…
…ran out of there like—like, nobody can believe. And I think Putin saw that and he said: "Wow, this is a great time. I…
Apr 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…to face justice. And it was that gross incompetence that probably led Putin to go in and attack Ukraine, because they were never going to…
Apr 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…It went up to almost $100 a barrel, and at that number, Putin and Russia made a lot of money. So I think one of…
Apr 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…in the world. I closed it. Russia had it. I closed it. Putin told me, "That's the worst thing. You're supposed to be friendly with…
Mar 31, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…discussed. Number two, I think it's going to be very—long before Putin, they said, "You're not going into NATO." And it could be—that's…
Mar 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…to go to the United Nations. And she would have dealt with Putin and Zelenskyy and everybody else, and she would have been very effective…
Mar 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…very good discussions, as you know, with President Zelenskyy and with President Putin. And President Putin will tell you that without the United States, he…
Mar 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…we appreciate that. And we spoke yesterday with, as you know, President Putin and President Zelenskyy. And we would love to see that come to…
Mar 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…to make a deal with us, I hope. We've spoken with President Putin. We've spoken with a lot of people, and Ukraine is waiting. I'm…