President Donald Trump said the telephone telephone helium concluded with Russian President Vladimir Putin went 'very well' – but neither person announced a breakthrough toward a ceasefire that would intermission the brutal warfare successful Ukraine.
Instead, Trump said Russia and Ukraine would negociate betwixt themselves since they 'know the details' – successful talks Trump adjacent suggested could beryllium hosted astatine the Vatican by the caller Pope Leo.
He besides dangled imaginable 'large scale' commercialized betwixt the U.S. and Russia, an inducement helium has floated passim his efforts to bring the warfare to a conclusion. The U.S. slapped a barrage of sanctions connected Moscow after its 2022 penetration of its neighbor. Ukraine, Trump said, could besides beryllium a 'beneficiary' arsenic it seeks to rebuild its war-ravaged country.
He said negotiations 'will statesman immediately' – days aft teams of Russian and Ukrainian officials met successful Turkey.
Trump wrote connected his Truth Social tract Monday: 'Just completed my 2 hr telephone with President Vladimir Putin of Russia. I judge it went precise well. Russia and Ukraine volition instantly commencement negotiations toward a Ceasefire and, much importantly, an END to the War. The conditions for that volition beryllium negotiated betwixt the 2 parties, arsenic it tin lone be, due to the fact that they cognize details of a dialog that cipher other would beryllium alert of. The code and tone of the speech were excellent.'
'If it wasn’t, I would accidental truthful now, alternatively than later. Russia wants to bash largescale TRADE with the United States erstwhile this catastrophic “bloodbath” is over, and I agree. There is simply a tremendous accidental for Russia to make monolithic amounts of jobs and wealth. Its imaginable is UNLIMITED.'
'Likewise, Ukraine tin beryllium a large beneficiary connected Trade, successful the process of rebuilding its Country. Negotiations betwixt Russia and Ukraine volition statesman immediately. I person truthful informed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, of Ukraine, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, President Emmanuel Macron, of France, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, of Italy, Chancellor Friedrich Merz, of Germany, and President Alexander Stubb, of Finland, during a telephone with me, instantly aft the telephone with President Putin. The Vatican, arsenic represented by the Pope, has stated that it would beryllium precise funny successful hosting the negotiations. Let the process begin!'
Putin successful his ain remarks called the telephone telephone 'very meaningful' and 'very, precise informative and helpful.'
Trump spoke to Putin aft calling for an extremity to the 'bloodbath' successful Ukraine that began with Russia's 2022 invasion.
Trump indicated that helium would urge Putin to halt the 'bloodbath' successful Ukraine, aft spending weeks highlighting reports helium says helium gets connected the grim casualty estimates.
'The subjects of the telephone volition be, stopping the 'bloodbath' that is killing, connected average, much than 5,000 Russian and Ukrainian soldiers a week, and trade,' Trump wrote connected his Truth Social site.
'I volition past beryllium speaking to President Zelensky of Ukraine and then, with President Zelensky, assorted members of NATO,' helium said. That timeline was contradicted by the authorities successful Kiev, which said Trump spoke to Zelensky earlier the Putin telephone was underway.
President Donald Trump spoke by telephone with Russian President Vladimir Putin aft negotiators successful Turkey failed to hold to a ceasefire
Vice President JD Vance met with Zelensky in Rome astatine the U.S. ambassador's residence Sunday arsenic leaders attended Pope Leo XIV's inaugural Mass.
'I´d accidental we're much than unfastened to walking away,' Vance said earlier departing Rome.
The telephone was the archetypal clip Trump and Putin are believed to person spoken since February.
'The speech is important fixed the talks that took spot successful Istanbul,' said Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, the Tass quality bureau reported.
'It is preferable to execute our goals done governmental and diplomatic means, of course,' Peskov said.
Trump said during the run that helium would easy extremity the struggle 'quickly' and that it would instrumentality him 'no longer than 1 day.'
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt dodged erstwhile asked Monday greeting for specifics successful beforehand of Trump's telephone and whether Trump would propulsion Putin to judge a ceasefire.
Trump and Putin aren't believed to person spoken since February
Russia's warfare has taken a withering toll connected civilians and infrastructure successful Ukraine since the 2022 invasion
'The president has made it wide his extremity is to spot a ceasefire and to spot this struggle travel to an end. And he's grown weary and frustrated with some sides of the conflict,' Leavitt said.
'The President and his squad person enactment an tremendous magnitude of effort successful solving this precise analyzable war,' she added.
Leavitt wouldn't reply erstwhile asked if Trump thinks Putin is the 'good guy' oregon the 'bad guy' successful the conflict.
'I'll fto the president talk connected that speech later,' she said.
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