Putin claims productive call with Trump on Ukraine peace talks
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin said he had a phone conversation with Donald Trump that lasted two hours. "It was candid and substantive," he added. He emphasized that issues regarding a ceasefire and principles for resolving the conflict could be included in the memorandum between Russia and Ukraine.
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The dictator stated that "Russia is ready to cooperate with Kyiv on the memorandum concerning a future peace treaty." Putin conveyed that the U.S. president "expressed his position on the ceasefire in the war with Ukraine."
Putin thanked Trump for supporting the resumption of direct negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv. "The conversation took place and lasted over two hours," Putin said. "It was a very informative and sincere discussion, and overall, in my opinion, very helpful in this regard," he stated.
Putin concurrently reiterated that the "root causes" of the conflict should be eliminated.
The dictator conveyed that the details of the Trump-Putin conversation will be provided by the Russian president's foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov and Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.
The White House previously informed that the conversation would begin at 11 AM Eastern Time. However, according to Washington, Trump was supposed to call Zelensky only after the conversation with Putin. Meanwhile, Ukrainian media reported that the conversation was supposed to occur before Trump called Putin. It is not ruled out that there will be a second Zelensky-Trump conversation.
