U.S. President Donald Trump tells Russian President Vladimir Putin that ending the conflict in Ukraine is “vital” and that he is prepared to help, according to Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov. Reuters, citing Russian news agencies, reports the leaders speak by phone on Sunday for about an hour (some outlets describe it as 55 minutes). Ushakov characterizes the call as “friendly and frank.” In addition to Ukraine, Ushakov says Trump tells Putin the United States is nearing an agreement to end hostilities involving Iran, with some reporting that such a deal is close to completion. Separate coverage also notes Putin expresses satisfaction about the prospect that hostilities related to the Iran situation would end. One report adds that Putin offers congratulations to Trump on his 80th birthday in an informal way. Other outlets frame Trump’s comments as an offer to broker peace and suggest the call could lead to improved U.S.-Russia relations. The reports are based on statements attributed to Ushakov and Russian media. No independent details of specific proposals or negotiations are provided in the accounts cited.
Trump tells Putin he is ready to help end Ukraine war, Kremlin adviser says
U.S. President Donald Trump tells Russian President Vladimir Putin that ending the conflict in Ukraine is “vital” and that he is prepared to help, according to Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov. Reuters, c...
- U.S. President Donald Trump tells Vladimir Putin ending the Ukraine conflict is “vital” and he is ready to help, according to Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov.
- The phone call takes place on Sunday and lasts about an hour (reported as about 55–60 minutes).
- Ushakov describes the conversation as “friendly and frank.”
- Trump also tells Putin the U.S. is nearing a peace or agreement related to Iran, according to Ushakov.
- Putin offers Trump birthday congratulations in an informal way, as reported by Reuters citing Ushakov.
Trump told the Russian leader that an end to the Ukrainian conflict could herald a 'new quality of US-Russia ties' and claimed the US is nearing peace deal with Iran
2 months agoTrump tells Russian leader an end to Ukrainian conflict could herald ‘new quality of US-Russia ties’
2 months agoThe two leaders spoke for 55 minutes on Sunday.
2 months agoUS President Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday that ending the conflict in Ukraine was vital and he was ready to help, Kremlin foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov said.
2 months agoTrump also says in ‘friendly and frank’ phone call that US is nearing peace deal with Iran, according to Putin adviserDonald Trump told Vladimir Putin that ending Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine was critical and that he was prepared to help, reported Russia’s TASS news agency.During a phone call on Sunday, Trump also informed the Russian president that the US is nearing a peace deal with Iran as the US-Israel war against the country continues, according to Yuri Ushakov, a Putin adviser. The call between Trump and Putin, which lasted about an hour, was described as “friendly and frank” by Ushakov. Continue reading...
2 months agoJune 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday that ending the conflict in Ukraine was vital and he was ready to help, Russian news agencies quoted Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov as saying.Ushakov also said Trump told Putin that an agreement on ending the conflict with Iran was nearly complete and the Kremlin leader expressed satisfaction that hostilities would end.Ushakov also said Putin offered Trump congratulations on his 80th birthday in an "informal" way. (Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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