President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the end of the war in Ukraine.
“I just had a long and very productive phone call with President Vladimir Putin de Russia,” Trump wrote in an extensive publication on his social networks platform. “We talk about Ukraine, the Middle East, Energy, Artificial Intelligence, the power of the dollar and several other issues.”
On Ukraine, Trump said he and Putin “agreed to work together, very closely, including visiting each one’s nations.”
“We also agreed that our respective teams begin the negotiations immediately, and we will start calling President Zelenski, of Ukraine, to inform him of the conversation, something that I will do right now,” Trump said.
Russia and the United States “intensify” conversations about Ukraine, according to Russian spokesman
His phone call lasted about an hour, said Zelenski spokesman. ”He, as President Putin wants to make peace,” Trump published later. “
“We discussed a variety of issues related to war, but above all the meeting that is being prepared on Friday in Munich, where vice president JD Vance and Secretary of State Framework Rubio will lead the delegation.”
In his call with the president of Russia, Trump added: “President Putin even used my very strong campaign motto of ‘common sense’. We both firmly believe in him. ”
The discussion between Trump and Putin lasted an hour and a half, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov. “President Trump spoke in favor of a soon end of hostilities and a peaceful solution to the problem.
President Putin, on the other hand, mentioned the need to eliminate the deep causes of the conflict and agreed with Trump that a long -term solution can be achieved through peaceful negotiations, ”Peskov told reporters.
Zelenski has demanded total territorial liberation, already beginning of this week pointed out his will to exchange territory with Russia.
“President Trump has been clear with the American people, and with many of his leaders, in which to stop fighting and achieve lasting peace is a maximum priority,” said United States Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth.
