Austrian media called the phone conversation between Putin and Trump "the most important in the world"

The Austrian newspaper Kronen Zeitung called the telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Donald Trump on Tuesday, March 18, the most important in the world.

"This phone conversation is considered the most important in the world," the website says.

According to the newspaper, the global significance of this dialogue is largely explained by the fact that the leaders discussed a possible end to the Ukrainian conflict.

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The phone conversation between Putin and Trump took place this evening.

During the talks, the sides exchanged views on the situation in Ukraine. Putin and Trump have agreed to establish Russian and American expert groups to resolve the conflict bilaterally. The Russian president also announced that on March 19, Moscow and Kiev would carry out an exchange of 175 prisoners for 175 people.

In addition, Putin supported Trump's idea of a mutual refusal of the Russian Federation and Ukraine from strikes on energy infrastructure for 30 days and immediately gave the Russian military the appropriate command. The parties also discussed a wide range of areas in which the United States and Russia could establish cooperation, including the possibility of cooperation in the economy and energy.