&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium "Trump holds 90 mins 'frank' phone call with Putin over Ukraine war: End of hostilities soon?")
US President Donald Trump held a 90 minutes phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin and discussed the Ukraine war amid other topics. Trump offered to help find a solution to the Ukraine war, said Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov. Moscow said that US President Donald Trump "reaffirmed his readiness" to facilitate an end to the war in Ukraine. Ushakov added that Putin and Trump had a “businesslike and highly constructive” discussion on current bilateral and international issues.
"The US president reaffirmed his readiness to facilitate a swift end to hostilities and the search for peaceful solutions to the crisis," Ushakov said, noting that US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner will continue their mediation efforts and are prepared to visit Moscow at a convenient time.
Ushakov further said Trump emphasized during the call that it would be necessary to end the war with Ukraine "as soon as possible." According to the statement, Putin accused Ukraine and European countries of "betting on prolonging and even escalating the conflict and gave Trump a "real" assessment of the situation.
Ushakov noted that Putin congratulated Trump and the American people on the occasion of US Independence Day while “recalling Russia's contribution to the development of American statehood.” "The leaders agreed to stay in touch and speak again soon. Our president reminded him that Donald Trump has a standing invitation to visit Russia," Ushakov added.
This comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that he had held a phone call with Trump on Saturday. “There is a real prospect of putting an end to this war, and America’s resolve is decisive. We have agreed to continue these discussions during the NATO Summit in Ankara,” Zelenskyy added.
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Trump has not yet commented on either phone call.
