It was reported that during the 1.5-hour phone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, both leaders did not want to end the conversation and hung up the handsets at the same time.
According to the written statement made by the Kremlin, Russian Vice President Yuriy Ushakov, in his statement to the press, shared details about the content of the contact that took place on Friday and the attitude of the leaders.
Russian Vice President Yuriy Ushakov conveyed the background and details of the phone call made on the night of October 9 to members of the press.
Regarding the conversation, which took place in a friendly and intense atmosphere, Ushakov said, "No one wanted to be the first to hang up the phone. In the end, they both hung up at the same time."
Ushakov also stated that Trump expressed his readiness to continue talking with Putin in the evening, at night and the next day.
According to Ushakov's statement, preparations for the meeting started with the contact with the US President's Special Representative Steve Witkoff on October 7.
Witkoff conveyed his and Jared Kushner's congratulations and good wishes to Putin, as well as Trump.
After Trump wanted to call Putin personally on the occasion of his birthday, a common calendar was determined, taking into account the time difference of the two capitals and Putin's departure to the Commonwealth of Independent States Summit in Turkmenistan on the morning of October 8.
The meeting took place late on October 9, when the Russian leader was returning from travel and Trump postponed some of his programs.
While congratulating Putin on his birthday, Trump also conveyed his wife Melania Trump's greetings.
During the meeting, Putin thanked US First Lady Melania Trump for her contributions to humanitarian aid activities, especially to the reunification of children separated from their families during the conflicts in Ukraine.
In line with concerns about the humanitarian situation in the city of Alyoshki in the Kherson region, it was decided that Human Rights Officer Yana Lantratova would be in constant contact with Melania Trump's working team.
The two leaders also commemorated Alexander Ovechkin's contributions to world ice hockey under the sports title.
One of the main agenda items of the meeting was the solution to the war in Ukraine.
Emphasizing that Russia's war goals have not changed and that they are open to a diplomatic solution for permanent peace, Putin conveyed the conditions of the current situation.
Referring to the tripartite negotiations that were brought to the agenda in previous contacts and planned to be held immediately after the State Duma elections with the participation of the USA and Ukraine, Putin stated that the conditions have changed.
Putin stated that there was an attempt to sabotage the elections with intense drone attacks on Moscow, other cities and polling stations on the voting day, so the possibility of resuming negotiations immediately was eliminated.
While Putin stated that they would evaluate when to return to these negotiations, Trump was reported to have said that he would convey these messages to the Ukrainian delegation holding talks in Miami.
