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Putin and Trump speak by phone about the war in Ukraine

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

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  • Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by phone about the war in Ukraine.
  • Putin’s foreign-policy adviser Yuri Ushakov described the conversation as constructive and very frank.
  • Ushakov said the leaders discussed the war’s current situation, Russia’s prospects of achieving its goals and what the United States could do to help end military activity quickly.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump held a phone conversation focused on the war in Ukraine, according to Putin’s foreign-policy adviser Yuri Ushakov.

Ushakov said the discussion was constructive and very frank. He said Putin offered an objective assessment of the current situation in Ukraine and the prospects for Russia to achieve its goals.

The adviser also said the conversation addressed what the United States could actually do to bring military activity to an end as soon as possible.

What the Americans can really do to end military activity as soon as possible was also laid out.

· Yuri UshakovHe described the part of the conversation concerning possible U.S. action to end the fighting.
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