Do you agree with that description? And
do you view President Putin as an
impediment to getting peace between
these two countries?
>> Well, it's not about if I agree, it's
about what the president thinks and I
know what the president thinks because I
talked to him about this. He was not
happy uh about this news, but he was
also not surprised. These are two
countries that have been at war for a
very long time. Russia launched this
attack on Keev and likewise, Ukraine
recently dealt a blow to Russia's oil
refineries. They have taken out, as a
matter of fact, 20% of Russia's oil
refinery capacity over the course of
their attacks throughout the month of
August. So, the president is continuing
to watch this intently. And this killing
unfortunately will continue as long as
the war continues, which is why the
president wants it to end. And that's
why he's worked harder than anyone to
end this war. Uh, which would have never
started if he were president. But
perhaps, uh, both sides of this war are
not ready to end it themselves. The
president wants it to end, but the
leaders of these two countries need it
to end and want it to end. Must want it
to end as well. And I think the
president will make some additional
statements on this later. My second
question.