Putin and Trump Speak by Phone
The two leaders have agreed they “want to stop the millions of deaths taking place in the War with Russia/Ukraine,” Trump said, announcing an “immediate” start of negotiations to resolve the Ukraine conflict.
The phone call turned out to be “lengthy and highly productive,” Trump said in a post on his Truth social media platform. “We discussed Ukraine, the Middle East, Energy, Artificial Intelligence, the power of the Dollar, and various other subjects,” the US president wrote.
“We have also agreed to have our respective teams start negotiations immediately,” he said, adding that they will begin by calling Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky “to inform him of the conversation, something which I will be doing right now.”
According to Trump, the Russian and American leaders have also agreed to “work together, very closely, including visiting each other’s Nations.”
Putin has invited Trump to visit Moscow, Peskov has confirmed without providing any time frame on when a potential trip could happen.
Both leaders backed the idea of resolving the Ukraine conflict through diplomacy, Peskov has said in a comment to Russian media.
“President Trump spoke in favor of a speedy end to hostilities and a peaceful resolution to the problem. President Putin, for his part, stressed the need to eliminate the root causes of the conflict and agreed with Trump that a long-term settlement could be achieved through peace talks,” the Kremlin spokesman stated.
