Russian Presidential Assistant Yuri Ushakov said that US President Donald Trump had a telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin.
During the 55-minute conversation, Trump and Putin discussed bilateral relations and the international situation, including the US-Iran war and its possible imminent end.
Putin congratulated the American President on the occasion of his eightieth birthday. He told him that the Russian president was the first foreign leader to call him today, Ushakov claims.
Trump spoke in favor of ending the Russian-Ukrainian war, and, according to the Russian president’s aide, he also expressed his readiness to influence Kiev and Europe.
Putin told Trump that if Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky wants to meet him, let him come to Moscow. In addition, the Presidents of the Russian Federation and the United States agreed that Trump’s special envoys and US negotiators – Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner – will come to Russia again in the near future.
In turn, the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky also I mentionedHe spoke by phone with Trump and congratulated him on his birthday. According to him, he and the American President “discussed in detail many key issues, including, of course, peace.”
Zelensky added: “We discussed what could help bring peace now, and I updated the president on the latest developments on the battlefield and how our position has been strengthened. We agreed that we would discuss more during our meeting at the summit.”
Later President of Ukraine He addedHe agreed to meet Trump. It is unclear whether this will be a one-on-one meeting or talks at the G7 summit in France with other leaders.