Updated on: Jul 05, 2026 1:15 PM ISTEdited by Priyanshu Priya Prefer HTon Google Share via Copy link US President Donald Trump held separate phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday, using the conversations to push his offer to help broker an end to the war in Ukraine.
President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk during the family photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang (File photo/REUTERS) The calls, held ahead of a key NATO summit in Turkey, touched on battlefield developments, peace negotiations and the role Washington could play in reviving talks between Moscow and Kyiv.
According to the Kremlin, Trump reiterated his willingness to help bring an end to the conflict during an 90-minute phone call with Putin, a news agency Reuters report said.
What Trump discussed with Putin, Zelensky Putin used the call to congratulate Trump on the 250th anniversary of US independence, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said.
“The presidents naturally touched on the topic of a Ukrainian settlement, including in light of Trump’s upcoming participation in the NATO summit in Turkey on July 7-8,” news agency Bloomberg quoted Ushakov as saying.
“The American president reaffirmed his readiness to facilitate a swift end to hostilities and the search for solutions to overcome the crisis.” Putin briefed Trump on the latest battlefield developments and stressed Moscow's preference for resolving the conflict through political and diplomatic means while taking into account what he described as Russia's fundamental positions, the Kremlin aide added.
Trump later spoke with Zelensky, who also congratulated him on the US anniversary.
The Ukrainian president said the two leaders reviewed the situation on the front lines and ongoing diplomatic initiatives.
Writing on Telegram, Zelenskyy described the conversation as “very good.” “There is a real prospect to end this war and American resolve will have a crucial meaning,” he said.
Zelenskyy added that he and Trump agreed to continue discussions during the upcoming NATO gathering.
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