The phone conversation between Putin and Trump ended

A telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and American leader Donald Trump ended on the evening of May 19.

The conversation between the two leaders lasted about two hours.

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And what questions did Putin have about the proposals from Washington and Kiev?

Earlier in the day, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reported that Moscow appreciates Washington's mediation efforts on the Ukrainian conflict and is grateful to the American side. According to him, Russia prefers to achieve the goals of the special operation through diplomacy.

As Trump said on May 17, the main topics of the dispute with Putin will be the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict and trade. The US president noted that after that he plans to call Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky, as well as representatives of various NATO countries.

The previous time, the leaders of the Russian Federation and the United States spoke by phone on March 19. Prior to that, Putin and Trump held telephone talks on February 12.