{
  "id": 6425862,
  "title": "Russia says Putin, Trump had ‘frank’ call after US envoys visit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/russia-says-putin-trump-had-frank-call-after-us-envoys-visit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T12:43:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KahawaTungu",
    "slug": "kahawatungu",
    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/russia-says-putin-trump-had-frank-call-after-us-envoys-visit/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump spoke on Tuesday in an \"extremely frank\" telephone conversation, following visits by US negotiators to Moscow over the weekend, Kremlin spokesman Yuri Ushakov announced to reporters. Steve Witkoff, a business associate of Trump, and Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law, traveled to Moscow and Kyiv to engage in discussions with both Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during the weekend. During a one-hour call on Tuesday, Ushakov stated that Putin and Trump \"discussed the outcomes of the visits.\" However, the talks did not result in any immediate progress in the ongoing four-and-a-half-year conflict that has become Europe's deadliest war since World War II. Ushakov said that Putin presented Trump with a \"comprehensive and factual assessment\" of the current front-line situation. Typically, Putin claims his forces are advancing across the entire front, with the capture of the entire eastern Donbas region imminent. He also highlighted the steps that the Americans could realistically undertake to expedite the cessation of hostilities, though he did not provide further details. Moscow has not shown any inclination to modify its extreme demands for ending the war, which include Ukraine relinquishing territories in the east that Russia has not yet occupied. Additionally, Putin told Trump that Russia has no aggressive intentions towards Europe, Ushakov reported. Over the summer, Moscow faced accusations of escalating a sabotage campaign against Ukraine's European allies, claims it has refuted. \"In light of the speculation regarding Russia's purported hostile intentions toward European states, it was emphasized that we have absolutely no aggressive plans whatsoever towards Europe,\" Ushakov emphasized. \"The unfounded allegations about Russian threats serve as a justification for Europeans to bolster support for Ukraine and their own military expenditures,\" he added. The CIA chief, John Ratcliffe, made an unexpected visit to Moscow in late August, with US media reporting that he cautioned Russia against attacking any NATO country.",
  "summary": "Russian President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Donald Trump had an “extremely frank” phone call on Tuesday, after US negotiators visited Moscow over the weekend, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters, including AFP. Steve Witkoff, who is Trump’s business ally, and Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, visited the Russian and Ukrainian capitals at the weekend [...] The post Russia…",
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  "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."
}