Trump blames Zelensky again: "Millions dead because of 3 people"

• Trump later said that he also blames Russian President Vladimir Putin and former President Biden.

What he's saying: "When you start a war you got to know you can win the war," Trump said of Zelensky.

• "You have millions of people dead. Millions of people dead because of three people. ... Let's say Putin number one, but let's say Biden, who had no idea what the hell he was doing, number two, and Zelensky. And all I can do is try and stop it," he said.
• Trump said the U.S. was "making progress" in its ceasefire push, which has produced no concrete results in the past several weeks.
• Asked if he plans to impose more sanctions on Russia, Trump said: "I already have sanctions on Russia."

The other side: In the "60 Minutes" interview, Zelensky said "I don't want to engage in the altered reality that is being presented to me."

• "First and foremost, we did not launch an attack," said Zelensky, referring back to Trump's past claims that he had started the war and to his combative Oval Office meeting with Trump and Vice President Vance.
• "It seems to me that the vice president is somehow justifying Putin's actions," Zelensky said of Vance.

• "I tried to explain, 'You can't look for something in the middle. There is an aggressor and there is a victim. The Russians are the aggressor, and we are the victim,'" he added.

Between the lines: Trump's Oval Office comments on Monday, and an earlier Truth Social post in which he blamed Zelensky and Biden for starting the war are at least in part a response to Zelensky's interview.

• Trump was clearly irritated by Sunday's "60 Minutes" and wrote on Truth Social that the FCC should "impose the maximum fines and punishment" against CBS.

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