Trump, Putin phone call makes little progress 2 hours agoShareFacebookXLINUS President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Ukraine on Monday during a phone call that lasted more than two hours. But they made little progress on advancing a ceasefire.

The Russian leader emphasized that the discussion was frank and productive. He says a temporary ceasefire is possible, if relevant agreements can be reached.

Putin told reporters in Sochi, “We have agreed with the president of the United States that Russia is ready and will continue to work with the Ukrainian side on a memorandum on a potential future peace treaty.”

He also stressed that Russia’s position is clear, saying the main thing is to eliminate the root causes of the crisis.

Trump said on social media the talks went very well, and that the tone and spirit of the conversation “were excellent.”
He posted that “Russia and Ukraine will immediately start negotiations toward a Ceasefire and, more importantly, an END to the War.”

Trump also said only the two sides know the details of the negotiations, and that they should talk directly to move the process forward.

Speaking in Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy indicated that he is waiting to hear from Moscow on starting ceasefire talks.

“We need to see the Russian proposal first, then we can put together our thoughts,” Zelenskyy said. “If we cannot support their proposal, we want an opportunity to discuss with President Trump.”

Trump and Putin also didn’t mention whether they have plans to hold an in-person summit.