The US and Russian leaders have spoken by phone, both sides have confirmed
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Donald Trump had a phone conversation on Wednesday, both Moscow and Washington have confirmed. The talk lasted for about an hour and a half, during which the two leaders discussed a broad range of issues, primarily the Ukraine conflict, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said.
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.
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.
“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.
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