Trump says he spoke to Putin about ending the war in Ukraine

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said that he spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone Wednesday about ending the war in Ukraine and that Putin indicated he would be willing to negotiate directly with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said that he spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone Wednesday about ending the war in Ukraine and that Putin indicated he would be willing to negotiate directly with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

"As we both agreed, we want to stop the millions of deaths taking place in the War with Russia/Ukraine," Trump wrote on Truth Social about their first known call of his second term.

"We agreed to work together, very closely, including visiting each other’s Nations," he added. "We have also agreed to have our respective teams start negotiations immediately."

Trump said he tasked Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, national security adviser Michael Waltz and Ambassador and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff with leading negotiations with Russia.

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive at a joint news conference after their summit in Helsinki, Finland, on July 16, 2018.Chris McGrath / Getty Images filePutin adviser Dmitry Peskov said the phone conversation lasted about 90 minutes.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-says-spoke-putin-ending-war-ukraine-rcna191882

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