Washington — President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Tuesday phone call has ended, White House officials said.
The call lasted at least 90 minutes, as indicated by the timing of White House updates, but the exact duration hasn’t been disclosed yet. The conversation between the two leaders comes as the U.S. tries to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine three years after Russia’s invasion.
The White House has not yet released a readout of the conversation, but during the call, White House deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino said it was “going well.”
On Monday, ahead of the call, Mr. Trump said U.S. officials are having “very serious discussions” with Russia about “land that would be kept and lost.” “You’re sort of creating the edge of a country,” he said.
The president also said Monday that negotiations are complicated, and added that he would love to meet with Putin at some point.
Last week, delegates from the U.S. and Ukraine met in Saudi Arabia and proposed a 30-day ceasefire. While Putin said he accepted the idea for a ceasefire in principle, he did not commit to a deal and said more discussions were needed.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Jennifer Jacobs and
Haley Ott
contributed to this report.
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