Trump held a phone conversation with Putin regarding ending the war in Ukraine
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin held a phone call on September 8 that lasted exactly one hour. The parties discussed the results of the trip by the U.S. President’s special representatives, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, to Kyiv and Moscow, assessing the visit positively and agreeing to continue working in this direction.
During the conversation, Trump emphasized the need to end the war against Ukraine as soon as possible in order to open up broad prospects for cooperation between Washington and Moscow. For his part, Putin outlined Russia’s military objectives, assuring his counterpart that Russia had no aggressive plans toward Europe, and agreed to continue discussions on resolving humanitarian issues and exchanging prisoners.
This was reported by Russian media, citing a statement by Yuri Ushakov, an aide to the Kremlin chief.
In Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held talks with U.S. presidential representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
The part of Donbas controlled by Ukraine remains a key obstacle and the main “red line” in the negotiation process aimed at ending the war. Despite the visit to Kyiv by U.S. President Joe Biden’s special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner with updated peace proposals, differences regarding the region’s future remain fundamental. Zelenskyy told Witkoff that he would not cede any territory to Russia under any circumstances.
Following the meeting in Kyiv, Witkoff announced peace talks in a Ukraine-Europe-U.S. format.
In addition to issues regarding the cessation of hostilities and security guarantees, the parties discussed the country’s postwar recovery and the mobilization of resources for reconstruction, as well as economic guarantees designed to prevent the war from breaking out again.
