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President Donald Trump said he spoke on Monday with Russian President Voldimir Putin after a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodimier Zelanski and European leaders at the White House to coordinate the next steps in the peace process with the aim of ending the war in Ukraine.
President posted on himself True social The platform on Monday evening, saying that he had called Putin at the conclusion of a day of meetings to start a “arrangement of a meeting” between the Russian President and his Ukrainian counterpart. Trump’s call to Putin on Friday reflected his decision to call Zelansky after the Alaska summit with Putin.
“At the conclusion of the meetings, I called President Putin, and launched a meeting at the location to be determined between President Putin and President Zelancesi,” Trump confirmed, indicated on the call after media reports.
Trump: Zelenskyy’s meeting is not the ‘end of the road’, which supports securing the US peace deal
Trump coordinated the Putin-Zalensky talks after the White House meetings on Monday, August 18, 2025. (Getty image)
The President said that after the meeting between the two warning presidents, there will also be a tripartite meeting with the United States.
The President said, “After that meeting, we will have a trillion, which will be two presidents, as well as ourselves.” “Then, it was a very good, the initial step for a war that has been going on for almost four years.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top colleague Yuri Ushakov said that Trump and Putin were on the phone for about 40 minutes and organized “clear and very creative” dialogues according to. CNN
Putin allegedly stated that Putin expressed support for direct talks between Russia and Ukraine delegation. ,
President Donald Trump said he was working on winning a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelanski after a peace talks at Washington, DC on Monday with European leaders. (Reuters)
Trump says that ceasefire is not necessary for peace during a high-day meeting with Zelansky.
Officials familiar with Monday’s talks also reportedly stated that Trump’s Putin had a conversation with European leaders present in the White House. Meanwhile, one of those leaders, German Chancellor Frederick Merz allegedly stated that Putin agreed with Trump to meet Zelancesi in two weeks.
Earlier in the day, Trump was told to French President Emmanuel Macron at the moment of a hot-mike that Putin wanted to find a resolution to end the war in Ukraine.
President Donald Trump sits next to French President Emmanuel Macron. Ukrainian President Volodimier Zelanski and other European leaders at the White House on August 18, 2025 at Washington, DC (Jeet McCamy/Getty Image)
“I think [Putin] Wants to make a deal, “Trump whispered Macron in the East Room as he was preparing for Monday’s conversation.” I think he wants to make a deal for me, do you understand that? The crazy as crazy, the crazy. ,
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After Monday’s talks, Zelanski thanked Trump and all other leaders present in DC for their work in trying to bring peace to their country, given that the talks were “long and detailed”.
“Today, there was significant conversation in Washington. We discussed many issues with President Trump. It was a long and detailed conversation, which included discussion about our steps to bring the situation closer to the battlefield and peace,” Zelanceski said Post on X Monday night.
“We appreciate the important indication of the United States and in relation to the readiness to support these guarantee. Today our children were given a lot of attention, for the release of war and prisoners of citizens organized by Russia. We agreed to work on it,” Zelancesi continued. “The US President also supported a meeting at the level of leaders. Such a meeting is necessary to resolve sensitive issues.”
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