Ushakov pointed to the discussion of relations between the two countries during the conversation between Putin and Trump.

During a telephone conversation on May 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Donald Trump discussed the Ukrainian issue in detail and spoke in favor of normalizing bilateral Russian-American relations. This was announced by Russian Presidential aide Yuri Ushakov.

"Our president expressed gratitude to Trump for his personal attention to the Ukrainian settlement, his sincere desire to contribute to the cessation of hostilities and the restoration of lasting long-term peace. <… > In addition, of course, the presidents discussed the issue of the state of bilateral relations and both spoke in favor of further normalization of these relations," he said.

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