Trump Presses Putin for Swift End to Ukraine War in ‘Confidential’ Call
Trump was said to have pitched an end to the war as a way to “immediately” restore U.S.-Russian trade and economic relations.
MOSCOW: During a one-hour phone call on Tuesday, September 8, Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin that he wanted the war in Ukraine to end swiftly, allowing the US-Russia relationship to be fully restored, according to the Kremlin. The call followed a weekend visit to Moscow and Kyiv by US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who are attempting to revive stalled peace talks.
The Kremlin, which has not ruled out three-way talks involving Russia, Ukraine, and the United States, did not mention this possibility in its summary of the Putin-Trump conversation. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov stated that the leaders viewed the US envoys' efforts positively and that Putin provided Trump with an assessment of the battlefield situation.
Ushakov emphasized that Putin assured Trump of Russia's lack of hostile intentions towards Europe, countering claims by European politicians to the contrary. The Kremlin also debunked false narratives about Russia's threat to Europe, arguing that such concerns are used to justify increased military spending by European nations.
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