2 minutes agoLong-awaited call takes place, Trump chats with Putin
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(a year ago)US President Donald Trump has had a telephone conversation today with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. The conversation between the two leaders was expected last week, writes CNN. The call, which is the first popular conversation between presidents since Trump took office last month, came a day after Russia released an American [...]
US President Donald Trump has had a telephone conversation today with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
The conversation between the two leaders was expected last week, writes CNN.
The call, which is the first popular conversation among the presidents since Trump took office last month, came a day after Russia released an American prisoner in the country.
Administration officials Trump said they hoped the exchange could present new efforts to end the conflict in Ukraine, which will enter its fourth year.
In a post on the platform “Truth Social”, Trump said “We discussed Ukraine, the Middle East, Energy, Artificial Intelligence, the power of the dollar and different topics”.
Trump had signalled for weeks his desire to speak with Putin as he works to solve the conflict in Ukraine.
“We agreed to work together, including the visit of each other's nations. We have also agreed that our respective teams will start negotiations immediately and we will start by calling President Zelensky of Ukraine to inform him of the conversation, something I will now do”, Trump wrote.
We remember that his predecessor, President Joe Biden, had not spoken to his Russian counterpart for nearly three years. /tch
