Russian and US presidents hold phone call to discuss ending conflict in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and US President Donald Trump at a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, June 28, 2019. (Source: Getty Images/VNA)

According to a VNA reporter in Moscow, on February 12, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump had just had a phone call.

"The phone call between President Putin and Mr. Trump has just ended. It lasted 1.5 hours. The two heads of state discussed issues related to the exchange of Russian and American citizens. Mr. Trump assured that the United States will implement all the agreements reached," Mr. Peskov said.

The spokesman also said that Mr. Putin invited Mr. Trump to visit Moscow. The two sides also agreed to continue to maintain personal contacts, including arranging a face-to-face meeting. On the Ukraine conflict, the Kremlin said that President Putin “agreed with Mr. Trump that a long-term settlement can be reached through peaceful negotiations.”

For his part, the US President said he and his counterpart Putin discussed starting negotiations to immediately end the conflict in Ukraine.

On the social network Truth Social, Mr. Trump wrote: "I just had a very productive and lengthy phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. We discussed Ukraine, the Middle East, energy, artificial intelligence, the strength of the US dollar, and many other topics. We also agreed to send our teams to begin negotiations immediately."

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