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US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for 2 hours on the cellphone yesterday. It’s the third recognized time the 2 leaders spoke since Trump was inaugurated in January and comes as he has grown more and more pissed off with the Russian president’s refusal to strike a peace cope with Ukraine.

Earlier than speaking to Putin, Trump spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Right here’s what we find out about developments after the Trump-Putin name:

What Putin mentioned: The Russian president mentioned the dialog with Trump was “frank and substantive,” and thanked him for US help in “resuming the direct talks between Russia and Ukraine,” based on Russia state information company TASS. Putin additionally mentioned Trump “expressed his place on the secession of hostilities, ceasefire, and from my finish, I’ve emphasised that Russia stands for peaceable decision of the Ukrainian disaster. We simply want to stipulate the simplest routes of transferring in the direction of peace.” The 2 leaders didn’t talk about a timeframe for talks, a Kremlin spokesperson mentioned.

What Trump mentioned: “Russia and Ukraine will instantly begin negotiations towards a Ceasefire and, extra importantly, an END to the Struggle,” Trump introduced on Reality Social after his name. “The circumstances for that will probably be negotiated between the 2 events, as it could actually solely be, as a result of they know particulars of a negotiation that no person else would concentrate on.” Trump additionally mentioned that the “tone and spirit” of his dialog with Putin “have been wonderful,” and that “Russia desires to do largescale TRADE” with the US when the conflict is over.