Long Trump-Putin phone call: focus on immediate start of negotiations. Trump: "Stop the millions of deaths in the Russian-Ukrainian war"

Today, a few hours after President Zelensky's proposal to exchange territories with Moscow, US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin had a long telephone conversation, lasting about an hour and a half, to discuss various geopolitical issues. Ukraine was the central topic of the meeting, with both leaders determined to work together to stop the ongoing war. Trump confirmed the dialogue through a post on Truth Social, announcing the immediate start of negotiations between the two nations, also involving Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The content of the phone call

The first to report the phone call was Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, followed by Donald Trump's official confirmation on his social media channels on the Truth platform: “I just had a long and highly productive phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. We discussed Ukraine, the Middle East, energy, artificial intelligence, the power of the dollar and various other topics.“, wrote President Trump.

Putin invited Trump to visit Moscow to continue talksi. Russian President expressed desire to find “long-term solution” for the conflict in Ukraine through direct negotiations.

Zelensky informed only after the end of the meeting

Ukrainian President Zelensky and the government in Kiev were unaware of the phone call between the two leadersr. Only later did Trump contact Zelensky to inform him of the contents of the interview, confirming the intention to start negotiations immediately. "I have asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, National Security Advisor Michael Waltz, and Ambassador Steve Witkoff to lead the negotiations. I firmly believe they will succeed.“, Trump explained.

US President's Appeal to Stop Millions of Deaths

During the phone call, Trump stressed the importance of stopping the war in Ukraine, referring to the devastating human losses. "Millions of people have died in a war that would not have happened if I were president. But it happened, so it must stop. No more lives must be lost!“. Trump also reiterated his thanks to Putin for freeing Marc Fogel, an American citizen recently released by Russian authorities, calling him “a wonderful man".

One more diplomatic step towards peace

This call marks a possible new diplomatic approach between the United States and Russia to end the war in Ukraine. Both leaders pledged to work closely together, encouraging dialogue and direct involvement of their respective nations. It remains to be seen how Western allies will react to this new negotiating strategy.