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Russia Says Putin and Trump Had an ‘Extremely Frank’ Call After US Envoys’ Visit

From Vanguard · () English

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At a glance

Newswire Named sources Ongoing story
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump held a one-hour phone call after US envoys visited Moscow and Kyiv.
  • Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said the leaders discussed the envoys’ visits, the situation on the front line and possible ways to end the fighting, but the talks produced no immediate breakthrough.
  • Putin denied that Russia had aggressive plans toward Europe, while Moscow continues to demand that Ukraine cede territory in the east that Russian forces have not captured.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump held an “extremely frank” phone call on Tuesday, after US negotiators visited Moscow and Kyiv over the weekend. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said the leaders exchanged views on the results of those visits.

Extremely frank

· Yuri UshakovThe Kremlin aide’s description of the Putin-Trump phone call.

Steve Witkoff, described as Trump’s business ally, and Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, met Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during their trip. The call lasted one hour, but Ushakov reported no immediate breakthrough in the four-and-a-half-year war, described in the source as Europe’s bloodiest conflict since World War II.

No aggressive plans

· Vladimir PutinPutin’s stated position on Russia’s intentions toward Europe.

Ushakov said Putin gave Trump an “objective and detailed analysis” of the front-line situation. The Kremlin leader regularly says Russian forces are advancing across the entire front and that capturing the whole of the eastern Donbas is only a matter of time. Putin also told Trump what he believed the United States could realistically do to bring the fighting to a swift end, without offering details.

Objective and detailed analysis

· Yuri UshakovUshakov’s description of Putin’s briefing to Trump on the front-line situation.

Moscow has shown no sign of abandoning its maximalist conditions, including its demand that Ukraine surrender eastern territory that Russian troops have not captured. Putin also said Russia had “no aggressive plans” toward Europe. Ushakov rejected what he called speculation about hostile Russian intentions, saying that claims about a Russian threat provide Europeans with a pretext to increase support for Ukraine and raise military spending. Concerns about Moscow’s intentions have grown after CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a surprise visit to Moscow in late August. US media reported that he warned Russia against attacking a NATO country.

The myths being spread about the Russian threat serve as a pretext for Europeans to ramp up support for Ukraine and their own military spending.

· Yuri UshakovUshakov’s criticism of claims about Russia’s intentions and European policy.
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Originally published by Vanguard in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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