On Tuesday President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone call regarding the war in Ukraine, dividing up Ukrainian assets and steps to attain a ceasefire that leads to a peace deal. The call lasted over an hour and a half.
“The White House and Kremlin did not offer any immediate details about the substance of the conversation, but both have confirmed that the call has ended,” The AP said.
A Russian source with knowledge of about the call told CNN that the conversation went “very well” and during the call White House deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino said the conversation was “going well”.
Putin’s envoy Kirill Dmitriev said the world is safer due to today’s call.
“Under the leadership of President Putin and President Trump, the world has become a much safer place today! Historic! Epic!”
Both countries have expressed a hopeful expectation to peace prior to Tuesday’s call. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday that a peaceful resolution to the Ukraine war has never been closer and Putin’s foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov said on Tuesday that Russia “has not lost hope” for a possible ceasefire and resolution of the Ukraine war.
Leading up to Tuesday’s call, President Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff traveled to Moscow and met with Putin to discuss a possible ceasefire agreement.
““I was there for quite some time, Margaret, and I agree with the Secretary’s assessment,” Witkoff said on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Sunday. “We made a lot of progress in that meeting. It was a meeting that was- it could have been as long as four hours, but it was certainly at least three. We talked about a lot of specifics, and I point to the large gap that existed between Ukraine and Russia prior to the inauguration, and where we are today. We have narrowed the issues between both of these parties, making a lot of progress, in my opinion, and I think that meeting underscores that.”
Trump had previously spoken with Putin on Thursday. Trump said that call was very productive and urged Putin to spare the lives of the encircled Ukrainian soldiers in the Kursk region of Russia.
“It’s a bad situation in Russia, and it’s a bad situation in Ukraine,” Trump said Monday. “What’s happening in Ukraine is not good, but we’re going to see if we can work a peace agreement, a ceasefire and peace. And I think we’ll be able to do it.”
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