{
  "id": 6303602,
  "title": "Trump tells Putin he wants swift end to Ukraine war, says Kremlin",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/trump-tells-putin-he-wants-swift-end-to-ukraine-war-says-kremlin-6303602",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T15:48:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/08/trump-told-putin-he-wants-swift-end-to-ukraine-war-and-us-russia-ties-restored-says-kremlin"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed his views with US President Donald Trump on a phone call about ending the war in Ukraine, according to the Kremlin. The Kremlin spokesman, Yuri Ushakov, stated that Putin told Trump what he believed the US could do to hasten the conflict's conclusion, which would pave the way for a complete restoration of US-Russia relations. Ushakov noted that the leaders had reviewed the outcomes of the US peace facilitators' weekend visit to Moscow and Kyiv, both of which they had rated positively. Putin provided Trump with an assessment of the battlefield situation, assuring him that Russia had no hostile intentions toward Europe. Trump stressed the urgency of ending the war, which could lead to significant and far-reaching benefits for economic and trade ties between the two nations, Ushakov added. Both leaders agreed on the necessity of continuing prisoner exchanges and pledged to maintain communication through regular phone conversations if the situation required it.",
  "summary": "US president Donald Trump told Russian president Vladimir Putin that an end to the war in Ukraine would allow US-Russia ties to be fully restored.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}