New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- United States President Donald Trump was caught on an open mic telling French President Emmanuel Macron that Russian leader Vladimir Putin - whom he met in Alaska days earlier - wants to strike a Ukraine peace deal "for him."

As he hosted seven European leaders at the White House to coordinate on 'Security Guarantees' for Ukraine, Trump was caught telling Macron, "I think he [Russian President Vladimir Putin] wants to make a deal."

"I think he wants to make a deal for me, you understand that? As crazy as it sounds," Trump said, suggesting that Vladimir Putin, who launched a military offensive against Ukraine in February 2022, is open to finally end the war in Ukraine.

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