From Trump, Putin discuss Middle East, Ukraine in 90-minute phone call
US President Donald Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, July 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
US President Donald Trump says he had a “lengthy and highly productive” call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, where they agreed to “immediately” start negotiations to end the Ukraine war and discussed the Middle East.
Trump says on Truth Social that both leaders had extended invitations of “visiting each other’s nations” while the US leader said he would be calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “right now” to inform him about the call.
Russia’s TASS, quoting the Kremlin says the two spoke for nearly an hour and a half and agreed to meet, Putin’s first known direct contact with a US president since February 2022.
It also says they discussed the situation in the Middle East but gave no details.
