WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone Wednesday about ending the nearly three-year-long war in Ukraine.
“As we both agreed, we want to stop the millions of deaths taking place in the War with Russia/Ukraine,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social of their call, their first known call of the U.S. president’s second term.
“We agreed to work together, very closely, including visiting each other’s Nations,” Trump said about a plan to end the war in Ukraine. “We have also agreed to have our respective teams start negotiations immediately, and we will begin by calling President Zelenskyy, of Ukraine, to inform him of the conversation, something which I will be doing right now.”
Putin’s adviser Dmitry Peskov said in a statement that the phone conversation lasted about 90 minutes.
“The topic of the Middle East settlement, the Iranian nuclear program, and bilateral Russian-American relations in the economic area were talked about during the conversation,” he said.
Putin invited Trump to visit Moscow, Peskov said, “and expressed readiness to receive American officials in Russia regarding areas of mutual interest, including, of course, the topic of Ukrainian settlement. Putin and Trump also agreed to continue personal contacts, including setting up a personal meeting.”
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
