President Donald Trump on Wednesday said “we’ll know within two weeks” whether Russian President Vladimir Putin has interest in ending the war in Ukraine.

Following the Oval Office swearing in of interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro, Trump answered reporters’ questions, with the first one concerning whether he believes Putin actually wants to end the war.

“I can’t tell you that, but I’ll let you know in about two weeks, within two weeks, we’re gonna find out very soon,” Trump said. “We’re gonna find out whether or not he’s tapping us along or not. And if he is, we’ll respond a little bit differently.

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