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[To reporters on the South Lawn before boarding Marine One, asked whether he would attend the summit with Putin and Xi that Putin proposed:] I would do it, not so much for Ukraine, because Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine. They haven't been doing much. … We would have it to talk about nuclear weapons and denuclearization. … [Asked whether Ukraine would be discussed without Zelenskyy present:] Anything I could do to end the war, whether somebody's there or not, whatever I can do to end the war. … Zelenskyy doesn't know what he's talking about. … And to be honest, I think it's time for somebody else to negotiate on behalf of Ukraine.