Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hold separate phone calls with U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday, Reuters-style reporting summarized by multiple outlets. The calls come as Trump marks his 80th birthday and as the war in Ukraine remains a key focus ahead of this week’s G7 summit. According to Russian officials, Putin’s call with Trump lasts just under an hour, and was described by Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov. Across the reports, both leaders and their teams discuss the ongoing conflict and how it could be ended, reflecting differing perspectives on prospects for reducing or ending hostilities. One outlet also reports that drone strikes kill two people in Russia and that a separate incident in the UK involves the detention of a tanker, placing the calls within a broader context of ongoing military and related developments. The sources agree that the communications are separate—Putin speaks with Trump, and Zelenskyy speaks with Trump—and that the timing is tied to Trump’s birthday. The outlets provide no shared new policy announcement that is common to both calls, but they characterize the discussions as focused on conflict resolution and the leaders’ respective views.
Putin and Zelenskyy hold separate calls with Trump on his 80th birthday
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hold separate phone calls with U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday, Reuters-style reporting summarized by multiple outlet...
- Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy both speak by phone with U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday.
- The calls are separate rather than joint.
- The phone calls take place as Trump marks his 80th birthday and ahead of a G7 summit.
- One report says Putin’s call with Trump lasts just under an hour, according to Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov.
- Both calls include discussion of the war in Ukraine and possible ways to end hostilities.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Russian leader Vladimir Putin have each spoken by phone with Donald Trump, marking his 80th birthday.
1 hour agoRussian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky each held phone calls with US President Donald Trump on Sunday, as Trump marked his 80th birthday and the war in Ukraine remained a flashpoint ahead of this week’s G7 summit. Putin’s call with Trump lasted just under an hour, according to Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov, who briefed reporters. On Ukraine, Ushakov said Trump emphasised the need to end hostilities and stated his readiness to influence European...
2 hours agoRussia’s Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodomyr Zelensky on Sunday held separate calls with US President Donald Trump as the latter prepared to celebrate his 80th birthday. The leaders discussed the war in Ukraine and their perceptions on how the more then four-year conflict could be ended.
2 hours agoRussian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy each spoke by phone with U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday, as Trump marked his 80th birthday and the war in Ukraine remained a flashpoint ahead of this week’s G7 summit. Putin’s call with Trump lasted just under an hour, according to Russian presidential aide Yuri […]
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