President-elect Donald Trump Russian President said on Sunday Vladimir Putin expressed interest in holding a meeting on the war in Ukraine.

“President Putin said he hopes to meet with me soon,” Trump said in a speech at the Turning Point USA Festival conference. “So we have to wait, but we have to end that war. That war was terrible.”

Trump, who is set to return to the White House in January, previously said on the campaign trail that he could end the war “within 24 hours” if elected. President-elect recently criticized presidential policy changes Joe Biden This allows Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied weapons to launch attacks inside Russia.

The president-elect also recently stated that Ukraine Will “likely” receive less military aid Once he takes office. Ukraine relies heavily on international partners for military, financial and humanitarian aid to allow it to continue to function as a country and fight Russia after nearly three years of war.

“The number of soldiers killed…” Trump said on Sunday. “It’s a flat plane, bullets are flying, there are powerful bullets, powerful guns, and the only thing that can stop them is the human body.”

Earlier this month, Trump met with the president of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky In Paris with the French President Emmanuel Macron ahead of Notre Dame Cathedral reopens. After the meeting, Trump called for an “immediate ceasefire.”

— NBC News contributed reporting.