Trump speaks to Zelensky and Nato leaders after summit with Putin
US President Donald Trump held the calls on his way back to Washington, landing in the early hours of Aug 16.
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump held a lengthy phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and subsequently spoke to Nato leaders after the US president's Aug 15 summit in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the White House said.
Mr Trump held the calls on his way back to Washington, landing in the early hours of Aug 16.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was among those on the call, in which Mr Trump briefed European leaders about the summit, Ms von der Leyen's spokesperson said.
A Nato official said Secretary General Mark Rutte also took part, while the Elysee confirmed French President Emmanuel Macron's participation.
Leaders from Germany, Finland, Poland, Italy and Britain also joined the call, according to the European Commission.
Axios reporter Barak Ravid said, citing a source, that Mr Trump spoke for more than an hour and a half with Mr Zelensky and European leaders.
The Ukraine president later said he would travel to Washington on Aug 18.
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highly anticipated summit in Alaska yielded no agreement to resolve or pause Russia's war in Ukraine, although both Mr Trump and Mr Putin described the talks as productive before heading home.
During a brief appearance before the media following the nearly three-hour meeting in Alaska, the two leaders said they had made progress on unspecified issues. But they offered no details and took no questions. Mr Trump also did not take questions when he landed in the United States at Joint Base Andrews.
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