US President Donald Trump had a phone conversation with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday morning. Initially, this was reported by CNN citing a source in the White House. Later, Trump himself confirmed it on social media.
He called the conversation «lengthy and very productive» and stated that they agreed to work together — «very closely, including visiting each other's countries», and also to start negotiations «immediately». According to Trump, they «discussed Ukraine, the Middle East, energy, artificial intelligence, the strength of the dollar, and other topics».
«We talked about the strengths of our nations and the great benefit we will someday gain from working together. But first, as we both agreed, we want to stop the millions of deaths occurring in the war with Russia / Ukraine. President Putin even used my very strong campaign slogan — «COMMON SENSE». We both firmly believe in it.
We also agreed that our respective teams will immediately start negotiations, and we will begin by calling Ukrainian President Zelensky to inform him about the conversation, which I will do right now», — Trump also reported on his social media Truth.
The conversation between Trump and Putin lasted one and a half hours, said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, noting that Putin invited Trump to Moscow.