A live microphone at the White House on Monday captured U.S. President Donald Trump telling a fellow leader — believed to be France’s Emmanuel Macron — that he thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin “wants to make a deal for me,” adding, “as crazy as it sounds.” The aside was picked up moments before reporters were ushered into the Cabinet Room for a scheduled meeting on the war in Ukraine. The remark surfaced days after Trump met Putin in Alaska and ahead of a broader session with European heads of government and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky aimed at exploring paths to end the 31-month conflict. Trump has indicated he plans to speak again with Putin and has repeatedly suggested a trilateral summit involving Zelensky, though Kyiv continues to rule out territorial concessions.