U.S. President Donald Trump said he has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone about ending the war in Ukraine, the New York Post reported, the first known direct conversation between Putin and a U.

Trump spoke with a New York Post reporter on Friday whilst onboard Air Force One, saying Putin 'wants to see people stop dying.' View on euronews

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the ruler of the russian federation vladimir putin is preparing not for negotiations, but for the continuation of the

Putin’s last known conversation with a U.S. president was with Joe Biden in February 2022, just before the invasion. Meanwhile, veteran journalist Bob Woodward claimed in his 2024 book War that Trump had spoken with Putin as many as seven times after leaving office in 2021.

U.S. President Donald Trump revealed that he recently spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin about ending the war in Ukraine, according to the New York Post. During an interview aboard Air Force One on Friday,

The Russian dictator should be worried, the author suggests. Inspired by what he sees as his own role in brokering a ceasefire in Gaza, Trump is unlikely to propose a deal on Ukraine that won’t be enforced.

Strana, a media agency based in Kyiv, claims that Donald Trump's peace plan for Ukraine hopes to see a resolution to the conflict with Russia by Easter 2025 and also banning Ukraine from NATO