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Trump and Putin hold phone conversation on Ukraine ceasefire

2025-05-19 17:12:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Trump and Putin hold phone conversation on Ukraine ceasefire

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are holding a phone call on Monday, with the focus on reaching a ceasefire in Ukraine. The two leaders began their conversation just minutes ago, a White House official told Reuters.

Writing previously in Truth Social, the US president says he will focus on ending the "bloodshed" in Ukraine.

After his talk with Putin, the US president will hold discussions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and leaders from several NATO countries. Ukrainian and Russian delegations failed to reach any agreement during face-to-face talks in Istanbul on Friday.

Trump campaigned on a promise to end the Russia-Ukraine war, but has had little success so far, largely because Putin has been recalcitrant in terms of offering concessions. There have been signs of growing frustration with Putin in the Trump administration over his stance on the war.

Putin has been accused by some in the West of moving slowly with Trump. Last week, he sent lower-level officials to a meeting in Turkey after rumors, somewhat fueled by Trump, that Putin might show up at those talks.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio walked out of those talks before they could begin, citing the level of officials sent by Moscow. Rubio said at the time that a discussion involving Putin and Trump was the only way to move a peace process forward. /CNA





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