Trump and Putin in 2-hour talk on Ukraine ceasefire
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President Donald Trump spoke with reporters in the Oval Office Monday about his phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier in the day, telling the press, there are "very big egos involved,
Vladimir Putin says Russia is prepared to discuss "compromises" on Ukraine after a "frank conversation" with Trump.
Richard Haass, President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, speaks with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer about what he’s expecting from President Trump’s phone calls with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Zelensky.
President Vladimir Putin of Russia told reporters after his call with President Trump yesterday that he was ready to negotiate a peace deal with Ukraine, but he repeated his demand for broad concessions. Trump offered a more optimistic take on the call.
Trump and Russia’s Putin spoke as Ukraine and Europe push for a ceasefire. For context: Russia and Ukraine engaged in direct talks last week for the first time since the war began — but the negotiations were short-lived and resulted only in a prisoner swap.
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President Donald Trump said over the weekend that he would speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy today to try and negotiate a peace deal to end the three-year-long war.
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