Trump and Putin discuss Ukraine, Iran and a possible U.S. visit to Russia in phone call
The Facts
- Trump and Putin held a phone call on Sunday.
- The Kremlin said the call lasted about an hour and included discussion of Ukraine and Iran.
- According to Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov, Trump told Putin that ending the fighting in Ukraine was vital and that he was ready to help.
- Ushakov said Trump also told Putin that a U.S.-Iran agreement was close.
- The Kremlin said Putin called Trump in connection with Trump's 80th birthday and offered congratulations during the conversation.
- Reports citing the Kremlin said U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were expected to visit Russia soon.
- The call signals that Washington and Moscow are still using direct leader-level and envoy-level contacts to discuss the Ukraine war and Iran diplomacy, but the available reports do not describe any announced ceasefire or final agreement.
How left and right are reading this
- Both agree
- High-level U.S.-Russia contact is continuing on Ukraine without any announced ceasefire or final agreement, making the real significance of the call its evidence of active diplomacy alongside a war that still has not been brought to an end.
- They split on
- Less a disagreement than a question of emphasis: the failure of leader-level contact to deliver concrete relief from an ongoing war, versus the value of keeping direct diplomatic channels open while avoiding exaggerated claims about progress.
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What did the Kremlin say Trump told Putin about Ukraine?
Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov said Trump stressed that a cessation of hostilities in Ukraine was vital and said he was ready to help, including with European partners and Kyiv and in talks around the G7 summit India Today,Terra,Independent.
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