Russian presidential aide reveals
details of Putin-Trump call
- Russian Presidential Assistant Yuri Ushakov announced that
- a phone call had taken place between Russian President Vladimir
- Putin and US President Donald Trump half an hour ago.
Half an hour ago
- at the initiative of the US President
- a phone conversation took place between Donald Trump
- and Vladimir Putin," Ushakov said, noting that
"the conversation lasted about 40 minutes."
He added that Trump briefed Putin on the results of his discussions with outgoing Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and leaders of European countries. Pointing out that the conversation between Putin and Trump was "frank and constructive".
Ushakov said
that Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump expressed during
the conversation their support for the continuation of
direct negotiations between the delegations of Russia and Ukraine.
He added that they "agreed to continue close contact with each other on Ukraine and other pressing issues on the international and bilateral agenda".
"The Russian president
once again highlighted the importance of Donald Trump's personal efforts to find solutions that lead to a long-term settlement in Ukraine," Ushakov said.
He added that
Putin and Trump discussed "the need to study the possibility of raising the level of representatives of the Ukrainian and Russian sides, that is, the representatives participating in the aforementioned direct negotiations".
According to Ushakov
during the call, the Russian President extended his sincere thanks to his American counterpart for the warm reception and hospitality during their recent meeting in
Alaska, saying:
"Our President warmly thanked his American counterpart
for the warm hospitality and good organization of the summit in Alaska."
US President Donald Trump
- hosted Vladimir Zelensky
- and European Union leaders
- at the White House on Monday.
Trump said
he did not rule out the possibility of holding a subsequent tripartite meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelensky if the negotiations were successful.
It is noteworthy that the presidents of
ussia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, discussed during their meeting in Alaska on August 15 ways to settle the Ukrainian conflict.
The two leaders described the meeting positively. At the conclusion of the summit, the Russian President announced the possibility of reaching an end to the conflict in Ukraine, stressing that Russia is interested in long-term peace.
For his part
Trump indicated that he and Putin were able to agree on "several points"
related to the Ukrainian issue, but some issues remain without agreement. On the same day, he gave an interview to Fox News in which he said that the possibility of reaching an agreement on Ukraine now depends on Vladimir Zelensky.