- President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social negotiations to end Moscow’s war in Ukraine will begin immediately. Trump’s post came minutes after speaking with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the phone.
- The call is the first known time a conversation between the two leaders has taken place since Trump took office on Jan. 20.
- Trump also announced plans for Putin to visit the U.S. and said he would visit Russia in a social media post.
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President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday, Feb. 12, on Truth Social that negotiations to end Moscow’s war in Ukraine will begin immediately. Trump’s post came minutes after he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the phone.
The call is the first known time a conversation between the two leaders has taken place since Trump took office on Jan. 20.
What did Trump say?
Trump said he and Putin discussed the need to end the war in Ukraine.
“We agreed to work together, very closely, including visiting each other’s nations,” Trump wrote on the social media platform. “We have also agreed to have our respective teams start negotiations immediately, and we will begin by calling President Zelenskyy, of Ukraine, to inform him of the conversation, something which I will be doing right now.”
Trump also wrote, “Millions of people have died in a war that would not have happened if I were president, but it did happen, so it must end. No more lives should be lost.”
Why would a visit to Russia be significant?
If Trump does visit Russia, he would be the first president to do so since Barack Obama in 2013, when he attended the G20 Summit.
How did the Kremlin respond?
The Kremlin confirmed the nearly hour-and-a-half conversation with Trump, as well as plans for the two leaders to meet.
