Putin, Trump and Ukraine
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Few details were known about Monday's call, aside from Trump's reported attempt to initiate peace talks aimed at ending the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
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Irish Star on MSNDonald Trump's gushing 'promise' to Vladimir Putin during pivotal phone callDonald Trump and Vladimir Putin spoke about the war in Ukraine and the two countries' relationship, but did not set out a timeline for a ceasefire, with Trump reportedly making a promise to Putin abou
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The Mirror US on MSNDonald Trump's Vladimir Putin 'promise' detailed after Ukraine peace talks callThe US President and his Russian counterpart spoke for 40 minutes on Thursday as they discussed peace talks to end the war in Ukraine, with Donald Trump reportedly making a pledge to Putin that he wou
A two-hour-plus call was an eyebrow-raising shift in both substance and tone from Donald Trump: there was no demand for Vladimir Putin to sign onto an immediate cease-fire. And the White House was pulling back from its efforts to halt the fighting.
Trump has struggled to end a war that began with Russia's invasion in February 2022, making these conversations a serious test.
After Trump’s third phone call with Putin since his inauguration, it appears there will be no letup in fighting and less U.S. pressure on Moscow.
The Russians are "trying to avoid giving anything because they are very, very hard-nosed negotiators," one analyst told NBC News.