President Trump said the tone and spirit of his two telephone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday about the War in Ukraine They were “excellent”, and Russia and Ukraine “will immediately begin negotiations towards a high fire.”
Mr. Trump spoke with Ukrainian President VolodyYMyr Zenskyy And NATO leaders after their call with Putin, although the White House has not yet released details of that conversation.
The president also indicated that Pope Leo XIV has expressed interest in organizing negotiations. But Putin has given little indication that he is anxious for a high fire or the end of the war it was.
“Simply complete my two -hour call with President Vladimir Putin or Russia,” Trump said in a statement. “I Believe It Went Vray Well. Russia and Ukraine Will Immediatry Start Negotiatations Toward A Ceasefire and, More Importantly, An End To The War. The Conditions for that Will Be Negotiated Between The Two Parties, As It Cannow They Theh They Theh They Theh They Theh They Theh They Theh Thehh They Theh Theh Thehhhhhile They they they they they heheeeEEe they they they they hehee
Trump also said that Russia “wants to make a large -scale trade with the United States when this catastrophic” Bloodbath “ends, and there is a great opportunity for Russia to be creative huge amounts of jobs and wealth.”
When asked before the call about the possibility of imposing secondary sanctions on Russia, the White House Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, said that everything is on the table, although the president did not mention sanctions in his statement.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio joined Mr. Trump’s call with Putin, said State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce. Rubio said in a Interview that was broadcast on Sunday In “in front of the nation with Margaret Brennan” that “one of the things that could help break this registration jam, perhaps the only thing that can, is a direct conversation between President Trump and Vladimir Putin.”
Mr. Trump and Putin spoke for the last time In March.
On Saturday, Trump said he and Putin would discuss the “blood bath” in Ukraine. Vice President JD Vance with Sunday in Rome with Zenskyy, his first face -to -face conversation from his explosive February Oval Office meeting.
Vance said Monday that he spoke with Trump before the call. The vice president said he believes that “the president is going to tell President Putin:” Look, are you serious? Are you real about this? “
Vance said Trump would probably tell Putin that there are “” economic benefits to defrost relations between Russia and the rest of the world, but will not get those benefits. ”
“You keep killing many innocent people,” Vance continued. “Then, if you are willing to stop the murder, the United States is willing to be a partner for peace.” That is the proposal of the proposal to the Russians, the Ukrainians and, frankly, to the nations and other hot points worldwide. ”
Monday calls arrive immediately after the conversations in Istanbul, which was attended by the envoy of the White House Steve Wikoff. Neinder Putin or Zenskyy attended. Trump said he didn’t believe Putin would be there. The conversations in Istanbul separated after less than two hours, although both parties accepted each exchange of 1,000 prisoners of war, cordination to official delegations.
Camilla Schick contributed to this report.
