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United States (US) President Donald Trump has held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss the war in Ukraine ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara.
The Kremlin and Zelensky said the dialogue took place on Saturday.
The calls were both to mark the 250th birthday of the United States.
According to the RIA Novosti news agency, Yuri Ushakov, the Kremlin’s foreign policy aide, said, “The presidents naturally addressed the issue of a settlement in Ukraine, taking into account, in particular, Donald Trump’s upcoming participation in the NATO summit in Turkey on July 7 and 8.”
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Ushakov added that the two leaders also discussed issues including Iran and the Middle East during the 85-minute call.
Also, earlier on Saturday, Zelensky said he and Trump had discussed the more than four-year war in his country, calling it a “very good phone call”.
“President Trump and I discussed the current situation on the frontline as well as our diplomatic efforts. There is a real prospect to put an end to this war, and America’s resolve is decisive. We have agreed to continue these discussions during the NATO Summit in Ankara,” Zelensky wrote on his X account.
Heads of State and delegations from 32 countries, including Trump, are expected to arrive in Ankara starting Tuesday for the summit.
