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Time of India
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Putin has a two-hour phone call with Donald Trump; is the Ukraine war coming to an end? Here's what they discussed
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump conversed for two hours straight on call on Monday, as per a Reuters reports, and again discussed about what can be done to end Russian Ukraine war. Putin said he found the conversation with Trump 'very informative, very open and very useful', according to Russian media. Trump also wrote on Truth Social that the ceasefire talks could soon begin, going as far as to say that Russia could be great trading partner once peace is established in the region. Putin said he's 'ready' to work with Ukraine on a peace deal, but both sides need to be open to compromise. Putin added, 'Russia stands for a peaceful resolution of the Ukrainian crisis.' He said, 'We just need to outline the most effective routes of moving towards peace.' The White House hasn't released an official summary of the call yet. Just before the call, US Vice President JD Vance said Trump might walk away from peace talks if Putin keeps ignoring peace efforts. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump is getting tired and frustrated with both sides in the war. Vance said Trump would ask Putin directly if he's serious about wanting peace. GIF89a����!�,D; Continue to video 5 5 Next Stay Playback speed 1x Normal Back 0.25x 0.5x 1x Normal 1.5x 2x 5 5 / Skip Ads by by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Kulkas yang belum Terjual dengan Harga Termurah (Lihat harga) Cari Sekarang Undo Trump is also supposed to talk to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky soon after the Putin call. Even though Trump wants peace, Putin launched the biggest drone attack of the war over the weekend , the worst since 2022 as per reports from the Ukrainian military. 273 exploding drones hit Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Donetsk regions in the attack. On the kremlin-controlled state TV Putin told Trump not to dictate terms to him for a ceasefire or to end the war as mentioned in the reports. Putin said, 'Americans have their own national interests, and we expect to be treated the same. He also warned that he still plans to finish what he started three years ago with the invasion of Ukraine. Live Events Just hours before the call, Russia tried to launch a nuclear-capable RS-24 Yars missile but failed according to the GUR reports. There was no blast at the Sverdlovsk test site, and the cause of the failure isn't confirmed yet. Russia has failed to test this missile several times before, as per past reports. Putin also ran new military drills in the Sea of Japan as a show of strength. The large ship Peresvet fired 122-mm Grad-M rockets and hit targets over six miles away. They also used AK-176 and AK-630 artillery to destroy targets in the sea and air. 12.7-mm heavy machine guns destroyed a balloon and a fake sea mine during the drills, as per reports. After the call, Putin said efforts to end the Ukraine war are now on the right track as per Reuters report. He said Russia is ready to work with Ukraine on a memorandum for a future peace agreement, Putin statement from Sochi. In the statement Putin thanked Trump for supporting direct talks between Moscow and Kyiv. He explained that the proposed memorandum could include key ideas like principles of peace, and timelines for an agreement. If a good deal is made, then a ceasefire could happen, according to Putin. He also said that direct talks give hope that the process is going in the right direction. Putin added that Russia's main goal is to get rid of the root causes of the crisis. FAQs Q1. Did Putin agree to stop the war after talking to Trump? No, he said he's open to peace talks but didn't agree to stop the war. Q2. What happened during Russia's missile test? Russia tried to fire a big missile, but it didn't work.
Scottish Sun
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Scottish Sun
Trump to call Putin TODAY to ‘stop the bloodbath' in Ukraine after war's ‘biggest drone strike' and Vlad's warning
TRUCE HOPES Trump to call Putin TODAY to 'stop the bloodbath' in Ukraine after war's 'biggest drone strike' and Vlad's warning PRESIDENT Donald Trump is to call mad Vladimir Putin today to "stop the bloodbath" in Ukraine. It comes a day after Russia launched its largest drone attack since the start of the war - despite engaging with Ukraine in face-to-face peace talks in Turkey on Friday. 4 Resident Vadym Tsybenko, 22-year-old, stands next to his house and a house of his neighbours, heavily damaged by a Russian drone strike on Sunday Credit: Reuters 4 Russian large landing ship Peresvet conducted war games in the waters of the Sea of Japan Credit: East2West 4 U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as he visits the Abrahamic Family House during his visit in Abu Dhabi on Friday Credit: Reuters 4 Russian President Vladimir Putin talks on the phone in January 2023 Credit: AFP Trump announced plans to speak with Putin at 10:00am local time to put an end to what he calls a 'bloodbath' and "a very violent war" that 'should have never happened'. The US president said he'll follow up with a call to Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky and later consult with NATO leaders. Trump said on Truth Social on Sunday: "HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE A PRODUCTIVE DAY, A CEASEFIRE WILL TAKE PLACE, AND THIS VERY VIOLENT WAR, A WAR THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED, WILL END." It comes after Russia unleashed the "war's biggest drone attack" overnight on the weekend - the largest Ukraine had seen since 2022. A harrowing 273 exploding drones were fired across the Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions. Putin also bluntly told Trump to stop trying to dictate terms to him for a ceasefire and an end to the bloodshed in the conflict. The Russian dictator told Kremlin-controlled state TV: 'You know, the Americans — the American people and the American leadership, including the president — have their own national interests. 'We respect that. We proceed from the assumption that we will be treated the same way.' But the tyrant went a step further, warning he plans to finish what he started three years ago in seeking to invade and control Ukraine. 'We have enough strength and resources to bring what was started in 2022 to its logical conclusion with the result that Russia needs,' he said. Vladimir Putin expands nuclear missile base after test at frozen site killed five in horror radiation leak disaster Meanwhile Zelensky met with US vice president JD Vance and secretary of state Marco Rubio in Rome following Pope Leo's inauguration on Sunday. The Ukrainian president revealed that the meeting was "good" and "reaffirmed that Ukraine is ready to be engaged in real diplomacy and underscored the importance of a full and unconditional ceasefire as soon as possible." And Putin staged his latest war games in a show of strength to the West. Large landing ship Peresvet staged war games in the Sea of Japan, using a 122-mm Grad-M multiple launch rocket systems hit targets more than a whopping six miles away. AK-176 and AK-630 artillery units were used to destroy sea and air targets, and 12.7-mm heavy machine gun crews successfully exploded a balloon and mock sea mine. There was no immediate sign of Russia conducting a Yars intercontinental missile test, which Ukrainian military intelligence warned was imminent. Follow our live coverage below...
