President Trump called Ukraine's Zelensky a strong head of state, during their third meeting at the White House this year. Trump said Zelensky has "endured a lot," and the US had been through it with him. Trump also admitted that Russian President Vladimir Putin may be stringing him along in a bid to gain time to complete his war aims in Ukraine. “I am,” he said when asked whether he was concerned about Putin playing for time. But Trump shrugged off the potential implications. “You know, I’ve been played all my life by the best of them, and I came out really well,” he said. “I think that he wants to make a deal,” Trump concluded. n18oc_world n18oc_crux

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