Putin-Trump, 1 hour phone call... Discussing the Ukraine conflict and bilateral relations
Quick Look
- Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S.
- President Donald Trump held an hour-long phone call and agreed to end the Ukraine conflict, restore relations between the two countries, and continue prisoner exchanges.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
President Trump's special envoys recently visited Russia and Ukraine to discuss ways to resolve the conflict.
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a one-hour phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump, the Kremlin said on the 8th (local time).
According to TASS and RIA Novosti news agencies, Yuri Ushakov, the Kremlin's foreign policy advisor, said in a briefing that the two leaders spoke for exactly one hour that day, calling it a "constructive and very frank conversation."
Advisor Ushakov said the two leaders exchanged views on the results of visits to Russia and Ukraine sequentially on the 5th and 6th by President Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump's eldest son-in-law Jared Kushner, evaluating them positively.
Putin explained that he told Kushner that "Russia has no aggressive plans toward Europe."
President Trump reportedly said that ending the Ukraine conflict would open the way for restoring bilateral relations, and that restoring trade relations between the United States and Russia would bring huge benefits to both sides.
In response, Putin supported President Trump's commitment to building a constructive partnership between the two countries, Ushakov said.
The two leaders agreed to continue the exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine, and decided to maintain contact and speak immediately whenever necessary, Ushakov added.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Additional high-level talks or working-level negotiations between the US and Russia
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What are the specific plans to end the Ukraine conflict?
- What is the scale and timing of the prisoner exchange?
