He expresses hope that the summit will succeed and that Trump will ignore the influence of defense industry lobbyists who want the war to continue.

“My hopes are that it happens. But the way that Zillinsky is Pat, with the attitude and coming in the White House, that type of attitude comes from people in your ear saying, "Hey, go in there and be a freaking tough guy."”

He asserts that Donald Trump wants the war in Ukraine to end and is the party most motivated to finalize a deal.

“I think Trump wants this thing to be done. He's the one who said that he'll get this done before he's even taken office day one.”