Putin highly appreciated the phone conversation with Trump. The main thing

The third telephone conversation between the Presidents of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, took place on May 19. The conversation lasted about two hours. The parties agreed to prepare a memorandum on a possible future peace treaty.

On solving the Ukrainian crisis

• A phone call between the heads of state on the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine was announced on Friday, May 17. The conversation between the two leaders, according to the Russian president, lasted more than two hours. On the same day, the American leader intends to make calls to the Ukrainian side and NATO member countries.

• The talks concerned the meeting of the Russian and Ukrainian delegations on May 16 in Istanbul and the conditions set out by the parties for achieving peace, as well as the resumption of trade relations between Russia and the United States. Putin called the conversation useful, informative and frank.

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At the same time, Moscow and Washington are discussing a meeting between the two presidents on how the dialogue on conflict resolution will develop.

• Vladimir Putin, after a conversation with Trump, said that Moscow and Kiev need to show maximum desire for peace and find compromises. He stressed that the main thing for Russia is to eliminate the root causes of the crisis. The resumption of contacts in Istanbul shows that the parties are on the right track.

• Putin and Trump have agreed that Russia will work with Ukraine on a memorandum on a possible future peace treaty that will define the principles for resolving the crisis and a timeline, including a possible cease-fire for a certain time if agreements are reached.

• Putin thanked the US President for supporting the resumption of direct talks between Russia and Ukraine. Trump expressed his position on the ceasefire in Ukraine and noted that Russia stands for a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis.

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Information about the meeting level was not disclosed.

Contacts between the Presidents

• Putin and Trump had previously held two telephone conversations on February 12 and March 18. After the first of them, the first face-to-face talks between Russia and the United States at the level of foreign ministers took place in a long time and the process of peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis began. Trump also announced preparations for a personal meeting with Putin.

• As a result of the dialogue between the two leaders, conditions have been created for the first face-to-face talks between Russia and Ukraine since 2022. On May 16, in Istanbul, the parties agreed to develop a ceasefire plan and a prisoner exchange in the "1000 by 1000" format, as well as a new meeting.

• Trump announced his third conversation with the Russian president the next day, on May 17. He said he would discuss a cease-fire in the conflict zone, as well as trade between the two countries. Trump also said that he would then talk with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky personally and in company with "various NATO members," without specifying specific names.