The White House published a photo of Trump during a call to Putin

During the call between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, US Vice President Jay Dee Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy of the American leader Steve Witkoff were next to the head of the White House. This can be seen in the picture posted on August 19 on the official channel of the White House on the X network.

"Trump is on the phone with President Putin in the Oval Office," the administration's press service commented on the photo.

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The meeting between President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and Trump at the White House took place on August 18. The closed-door talks lasted about 30 minutes. After that, the American and Ukrainian presidents talked with the leaders of the European Union countries.

During the talks, Trump noted that in a week or two the prospects for resolving the Ukrainian conflict through negotiations would be clear. He also stressed that there are no "too complicated issues" in the Ukrainian settlement.

Later, Trump began searching for a place for talks between Putin and Zelensky. The American leader stressed that US Vice President Jay Dee Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy of the American leader Stephen Witkoff are coordinating their actions with Russia and Ukraine.

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