Embarrassed Trump says Putin said 'no' to ceasefire in front of helpless Zelensky: 'I understand'

Trump explains that Putin has not agreed to a ceasefire for any referendum, saying Moscow fears stopping and then restarting the fighting, while Zelensky notes that millions of Ukrainian refugees abroad would have the right to vote in a future referendum but that building the needed voting infrastructure across Europe would be complex and time‑consuming; Trump adds that if talks fail, “they keep fighting and they keep dying,” something neither he nor Putin nor Zelensky claims to want.