Trump held a two-hour phone call with Putin before talking to Ukraine's Zelenskyy
President Trump said he made a two-hour call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday in a tone and spirit Ukrainian War “Great”, Russia and Ukraine will “start negotiations immediately with a ceasefire”.
Mr. Trump will Ukrainian President Vodimir Zelensky NATO leaders received a call with Putin. The president also said Pope Leo XIV expressed interest in presiding over the negotiations. But Putin rarely publicly stated that he was eager for a ceasefire or end the war he started.
“I just finished my two-hour call with President Vladimir Putin, President Vladimir Putin,” Trump said in a statement. “I believe the situation is very good. Russia and Ukraine will immediately start negotiations on a ceasefire and, more importantly, the end of the war. The conditions between these two parties can only be because they know the details of the negotiations because they know the details of the negotiations that no one else knows. The tone and spirit of the conversation are good.”
Mr. Trump also said Russia “want to trade massively with the United States at the end of this catastrophic “bloody therapy” and that “Russia has a great opportunity to create a lot of jobs and wealth.” ”
On Saturday, Mr. Trump said he and Putin would discuss Ukraine's “bloody shrub.” Vice President JD Vance met with Zelenskyy in Rome on Sunday, their first face-to-face conversation since the Oval Office meeting in February.
“I don’t want to be ahead of those very important conversations, but of course, after today’s call, you’ll hear the president or me directly, so you can expect that,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a press conference Monday morning.
Vice President JD Vance said Monday that he spoke with Mr. Trump ahead of the call. Vance said: “The president wants to say to President Putin, look, are you serious? Are you true about this?'''
Mr. Trump may argue that Putin “''There is economical interest in the relationship between Russia and the rest of the world, but you won't get those benefits.''
“'You've been killing many innocent people,” Vance continued. “So, if you're willing to stop killing, the United States is willing to be a companion to peace.” This is a candid proposal to Russians, Ukrainians, and to other hot spots around the world. ”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is An interview aired on Sunday On “Facing the Country with Margaret Brennan,” “the one thing that might help break this log—perhaps the only thing that can—is a direct conversation between President Trump and Vladimir Putin.”
Mr. Trump and Putin spoke last time In March.
Asked about the possibility of secondary sanctions on Russia, Levitt said everything was on the table.
Talks in Istanbul, attended by White House envoy Steve Wikoff, followed closely. Neither Putin nor Zelenskyy participated. Trump said he didn't think Putin would attend if he wasn't there. According to the official delegation, the negotiations in Istanbul broke up less than two hours later, although both sides did agree to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war each.
