National security adviser Mike Waltz, during an extensive interview on the stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference, insisted Friday that the war between Ukraine and Russia will end soon because of the leadership of President Donald Trump. 

“He is the president of peace,” Waltz commented during his interview, aired in full on Newsmax. “It amazes me how many people in this town are clutching their pearls and having conniption fits over what? President Trump is ready to stop the killing, stop the hundreds of thousands of people that are dying per year in Europe — the largest war in Europe since World War II.”

But the United States has opened negotiations through host country Saudi Arabia and has been speaking with the Russians to understand what they will need, said Waltz.

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