Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D.,  mocked on Friday the notion of Russian President Vladimir Putin reaching a peace deal for the war in Ukraine.

“As much as I would like to believe we can negotiate with a tyrant, I suspect we may be deceiving ourselves,” Rounds said at the Halifax Security Forum, according to Newsweek. “Do you believe that this tyrant, if you offer him a part of a free country, do you think he’s gonna stop? I wish I could say there’s an easy way out, there’s not.”

Rounds’ view of the war stands in contrast with that of President-elect Trump, who has vowed to reach a peace deal in the region upon his first days in office.

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