White House transcripts of the President’s remarks, compiled by the Office of the Federal Register and published on govinfo.gov. They are in the public domain and usually appear 4–7 weeks after the event: the newest one here is from Sep 30, 2026. We show how often a word was said and short quotes, and link to the full text. Searches on this page go to our server, unlike My transcripts.
“Russia / Russian / Soviet” said in 133 of 298 transcripts, 488 times.
Counted forms: russian, russians, russian's, russia, russias, russia's, soviet, soviets, soviet's.
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Apr 1, 2026 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…administration's policies, we produce more oil and gas than Saudi Arabia and Russia combined. Think of that. Saudi Arabia and Russia combined. And that number…
Mar 29, 2026 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…right now, I have no problem with that. Whether it's—whether it's Russia or no. What? Doesn't help him. Like—he loses one boatload of…
…it's not going to matter. I'd prefer letting it in, whether it's Russia or anybody else, because the people need heat and cooling and all…
Mar 20, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Commander in Chief Trophy Presentation 1 time
…want. They can't—they are—they had a lot of great equipment—Russian equipment, Chinese equipment. A lot of—they had plenty of money. That…
Mar 7, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks to the Shield of Americas Summit 1 time
…counterpart is so great. Okay? It's so great that—you know, Ukraine, Russia, you'd think there'd be a little bit of comradery. There's not. And…
Feb 27, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks in Corpus Christi 1 time
…strong, and we're respected again. They're respecting us again. China respects us. Russia respects us. They all respect. And they respect your President. They respect…
Feb 24, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: What will Trump say during the State of the Union?, What places will Trump mention in his State of the Union address?, Who will Trump mention during his State of the Union address? 3 times
…very hard to end the ninth war: the killing and slaughter between Russia and Ukraine, where 25,000 soldiers are dying each and every month…
…a major military installation protected by thousands of soldiers and guarded by Russian and Chinese military technology. How did that work out? Not too good…
…Legendary dogfight. Flying through blizzard conditions, his squadron was ambushed by seven Soviet fighter planes. It was his first aerial combat of the war, and…
Feb 13, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks to Fort Bragg Military Families 2 times
…talk about the discombobulator, because they never got a shot off. The Russian equipment didn't work. The Chinese equipment didn't work. Everyone is trying to…
…we have a couple of more to go, but one in particular: Russia-Ukraine. It's a mess. It's a horrible thing. And I think we'll…
Feb 12, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an announcement 3 times
…the greatest scams in history, probably as great—maybe even greater than "Russia, Russia, Russia" hoax, et cetera—which the Obama and Biden administration used…
Feb 5, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump at National Prayer Breakfast 8 times
…I say, "Well, the same people that said that, they've been saying 'Russia, Russia, Russia' has been screwing our elections." Okay? "So let's assume Russia…
…it." They said, "No, no, Russia didn't have"—so now they're saying Russia had nothing to do with it. Because if I say Russia, that…
…getting it done. That will be number nine if we don't get Russia-Ukraine first. But we're working hard to end that whole war. We're…
Feb 2, 2026 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…a lot of things are happening. You have Iran, and you have Russia-Ukraine, and you have the Middle East. We have a lot of…
…we're going to—I think we're doing very well with Ukraine and Russia. For the first time, I'm saying that. You know, we're doing—I…
…I have all I can handle right now, with Iran and with Russia and Ukraine and with all the things we're doing. So I don't…
Jan 29, 2026 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…going out. And he's now trying very hard to settle up with Russia and Ukraine, and I think a lot of progress is being made…
Jan 21, 2026 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…you hear he had his head blown off fighting Ukraine or fighting Russia. It's both of them. The total are averaging 30,000—actually, 30…
Jan 21, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks at the World Economic Forum 10 times
…What the hell is going on?" Those defensive systems were made by Russia and by China. So they're going to go back to the drawing…
…territory sitting undefended in a key strategic location between the United States, Russia, and China. That's exactly where it is, right smack in the middle…
…came into office. But I also inherited a mess with Ukraine and Russia—something that would have never happened. And I know Putin very well…
Jan 14, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump participates in a signing ceremony 2 times
…of things, and we really need it. If we don't go in, Russia is going to go in and China is going to go in…
…is there's not a thing that Denmark can do about it if Russia or China wants to occupy Greenland. But there's everything we can do…
Jan 6, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at the House GOP Member Retreat 3 times
…they are. They've now reduced it very substantially, as you know, from Russia. We're getting rich because of tariffs, by the way. I hope everyone…
…champion wrestler, 128-and- 1. Whatever happened to the one guy, the Russian? He lost to a—how dare you lose to a Russian? Do…
Dec 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an announcement 4 times
…have—we're at least 15 years ahead of any other competitor. China, Russia, nobody can come close. We're also building, right now, three large aircraft…
…look at Greenland, you look up and down the coast, you have Russian and Chinese ships all over the place. We need it for national…
…Greenland. Greenland is a big deal. Yes. So the talks on Ukraine-Russia are going along. They lost, as you know, 27,000 soldiers last…
Dec 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…But I hope Ukraine moves quickly. I hope Ukraine moves quickly, because Russia is there. And you know, every time they take too much time…
Dec 16, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a Hanukkah Reception 3 times
…is Steve Witkoff doing, right? You know, I got Steve involved in Russia-Ukraine and the Middle East. We have—by the way, we have…
…New York. He knew less about rivers and metes and bounds in Russia and the various places he's working on. He knew nothing about it…
…going to see. I thought the easiest war to settle would be Russia-Ukraine, because I have a good relationship with Putin. It would have…
Dec 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Mexican Border Defense Medal Presentation 10 times
…ago with the European leaders, many of them, involving the war with Russia and Ukraine. We were—we had a long discussion. And things are…
…yesterday were amazing, and they have been amazing—having to do with Russia and Ukraine. And I had a long talk with President Zelenskyy. Also…
…that they're closer now. We had numerous conversations with President Putin of Russia, and I think we're closer now than we have been ever, and…
Dec 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a Bill Signing Ceremony 6 times
…one, I thought, would be a country that you're somewhat familiar with: Russia and Ukraine. But we're—a lot of progress is being made even…
…tremendous group of collegiate players and amateurs faced overwhelming odds against the Soviet Union in Lake Placid Winter Olympics. They said it was the greatest…
…you. They liked it. That last 10 minutes were not fun. The Soviets had not lost an Olympic game since 1968, and they were coming…
Dec 11, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a signing ceremony 3 times
…about nuclear weapons. I've spoken to China about that. I've spoken to Russia about that. And I think it would be something that we would…
…in getting it done. I thought that we were very close with Russia to having a deal. I thought we were very close with Ukraine…
Dec 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…half the stadium, that's 27,000. So 27,000 soldiers were killed—Russian and Ukrainian soldiers were killed. And I want to see that stop…
Dec 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks in Pennsylvania 3 times
…voted for me because we had a great—despite all of the "Russia, Russia, Russia" bullshit—despite all of the impeachments—you know, think of…
Dec 4, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: National Christmas Tree Lighting 1 time
…ever seen before. Eight of them. We're looking for one more—that's Russia-Ukraine—if that's possible. And I think we'll get there eventually. Last…
Dec 3, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: President Trump makes an announcement 3 times
…new scam." It's part of the greatest scam, probably—well, other than Russia, Russia, Russia and a few others I could name— —the greatest scam…
Nov 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Presidential Turkey Pardon 1 time
…think we're—we're going to get there. Twenty-five thousand soldiers—Ukraine, Russia—in the last month, 25 thousand soldiers have died. So I think…
Nov 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Saudi Arabia for dinner 1 time
…which was against it, took a pass—didn't vote against it. And Russia, which was against it, didn't vote against it. So we appreciate it…
Nov 11, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump's Veterans Day address 1 time
…countries celebrating Victory Day—I watched it. I watched U.K. I watched Russia. They were celebrating Victory Day, World War II. And I said, "We've…
Nov 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump swears in the ambassador to India 4 times
…right now, the tariffs are very high on India because of the Russian oil. And they've stopped doing the Russian oil. It's been reduced very…
…bad President. We had a horrible President, and we ended up with Russia-Ukraine. And we ended up with other disasters too. Don't forget, I…
…But I put out eight wars. And look at the damage that Russia-Ukraine has done to us as a country. I mean, they—we…
Nov 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts dinner with Central Asian Countries 5 times
…time, eight months. We're looking to end one more, if that's possible: Russia and Ukraine. We haven't gotten there yet, but I think we've made…
…Yes, please. Go ahead. Well, I can say that the exports from Russia are way down. We'd just like to see an end to the…
…to that war. So many people are being killed. A lot of Russian soldiers are being killed. So we think, at some point, they're going…
Nov 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an annoucement 1 time
…great. It's going good. He stopped—largely, he stopped buying oil from Russia. And he's a friend of mine, and we speak, and he wants…
Nov 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump at America Business Forum 1 time
…It's such a horrible situation, if it ever has to be used. Russia is second. China is a distant third, but they'll catch us within…
Oct 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump in South Korea for APEC CEOs Luncheon 2 times
…we did that eight times. The only one I didn't do is Russia-Ukraine, but that will get done too. That will get done. I…
…have thought we created peace in the Middle East, but didn't get Russia and Ukraine? Because peace in the Middle East was "undoable." They're looking…
Oct 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump has dinner with Japanese business leaders 2 times
…the Middle East. We did great with the Middle East. But with Russia, I thought that was going to be an easy one—Ukraine-Russia…
Oct 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…solved nine wars—no, eight wars, and another one coming. I think Russia-Ukraine is coming. I thought that was going to be the easy…
Oct 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Diwali Celebration 3 times
…very good relationship. And he's not going to buy much oil from Russia. He wants to see that war end as much as I do…
…are happening on that front—on the war front with Ukraine and Russia. And we'll be notifying you over the next 2 days as to…
Oct 16, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Oval Office Announcement 4 times
…people. We're not losing—Bobby, we're not losing Americans. But they're losing Russians, Ukrainians—mostly soldiers—for the most part, soldiers. And we think we're…
…an amazing woman who—she got it all right. She got the "Russia, Russia, Russia" hoax right. She got everything. Would you have a question…
Oct 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: White House Ballroom Dinner 4 times
…left. One of the easier ones I thought was going to be Russia. One of the easy ones, I thought, was going to be Russia…
…like it. For me, it's like—I love it. In between China, Russia, and everything else that we deal with, it's going to be a…
Oct 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Speech in Israel 4 times
…quick story, because, as you know, he's working on the war with Russia and Ukraine—a war that would have never happened if I were…
…a 15- or a 20-minute meeting. Steve had no idea about Russia. I had no idea about Putin too much. Didn't know too much…
…easy. I think that'll be easy. But first, we have to get Russia done. We've got to get that one done. If you don't mind…
Oct 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Oval Office Announcement 1 time
…was very honored that Iran came in. They said they support it. Russia came in, President Putin. He supports it fully—very fully. So I…
Oct 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Roundtable on ANTIFA 3 times
…to settling an eighth. And I think we'll end up settling the Russia situation, which is horrible. Seven thousand people died last week, by the…
Oct 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…by the way. But nobody—nobody looks good with the war with Russia and Ukraine. Nobody. That's been a vicious—a horrible—this week, they…
Sep 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 7 times
…use that. Never. Never, ever. We were a little bit threatened by Russia recently, and I sent a submarine—nuclear submarine. The most lethal weapon…
…you can't detect it. There's no way—we're 25 years ahead of Russia and China in submarines. Russia is actually second in submarines. China is…
…two—I won't say about the two—over to the coast of Russia, just to be careful, because we can't let people throw around that…
Sep 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…I do. Yes, please. Yes, they have a shot at it, because Russia—— Well, because I've been watching the way Russia is—and what Russia…
…territory. So I think it's been very bad for the reputation of Russia. This war should have been over. If this were our war, we…
Sep 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump's Address to United Nations General Assembly 10 times
…There are always lots of surprises, both good and bad. Everyone thought Russia would win this war in 3 days, but it didn't work out…
…was supposed to be just a quick little skirmish. It's not making Russia look good. It's making them look bad. No matter what happens from…
…are the primary funders of the ongoing war by continuing to purchase Russian oil. But inexcusably, even NATO countries have not cut off much Russian…
Sep 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…NATO, Matt Whitaker. Hey, Matt, they have to stop buying oil from Russia, Matt. Will you talk to those—will you talk to them, please…
…down. And we want to—that will automatically stop the war with Russia and Ukraine. You get the prices down a little bit more, that's…
…They stopped. And then I was told that, "If you can stop Russia and Ukraine, you should get the Nobel Prize." I said: "Well, what…
Sep 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…about war. We talked about a lot of things. We talked about Russia-Ukraine, obviously, and Gaza. We talked about a lot of subjects. It…
…one, but we'll get it done somehow. And we're also working with Russia and Ukraine. They hate each other so much, you wouldn't believe it…
Sep 7, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…Yes, I know all about it. Yes. Well, nobody was tougher on Russia than me. That has to do with the pipeline—as you know…
…to tell you 5,000—they're losing 7,000—between Ukraine and Russia, 7,000 soldiers every single week. It's such a horrible waste of…
…couple of days. Look, I—we're going to get it done. The Russia-Ukraine situation, we're going to get it done. I have confidence we're…
Sep 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…be the easiest is probably the most difficult. That's the Ukraine and Russia. I thought that would be easier. The relationship with President Putin, all…
Sep 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…guess 7,000 people last week—7,813 people, young soldiers died. Russian and Ukrainian. Not American soldiers. But it's a shame. And it's just…
…that India would be buying so much oil, as you know, from Russia, and I let them know that. And we put a very big…