Russian president Vladimir Putin and US president Donald Trump held a one-hour telephone name on Tuesday, discussing the result of current visits by US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv as Washington seeks to dealer an finish to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.Kremlin international affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov described the dialog as “constructive and frank” and stated Trump pressured his need for the conflict in Ukraine to finish as quickly as potential, Reuters reported.Ushakov stated Putin briefed Trump on the state of affairs on the battlefield and instructed him what america may do to assist finish the battle. He additionally stated Putin assured Trump that Russia had no aggressive intentions in direction of European international locations.“In view of the hypothesis about Russia’s alleged hostile intentions towards European international locations, it was underlined that we don’t have any aggressive plans concerning Europe,” Ushakov instructed reporters.The decision got here after Witkoff and Kushner held separate conferences with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy throughout visits to Moscow and Kyiv over the weekend.In accordance with Ushakov, Putin considered the result of the US envoys’ go to to Moscow positively. Zelenskyy additionally stated the American envoys had introduced some “superb, worthwhile concepts” for ending the conflict.“As for the peace package deal that Kushner spoke about and the brand new concepts, I’ll inform you frankly, there have been certainly a few superb, worthwhile concepts,” Zelenskyy stated in audio messages answering reporters’ questions.
Zelenskyy seeks assembly with Trump
Zelenskyy stated he hoped to satisfy Trump round September 20, when the UN Normal Meeting is because of be held in New York.He indicated that securing extra Patriot air defence programs could be amongst his priorities in discussions with the US president, as Ukraine seeks to counter Russian ballistic missile and drone assaults.Ukraine wants 300 Patriot missiles from companions’ shares, 500 air-to-air interceptors and $2 billion for extra drones, in keeping with UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting, who spoke at a gathering of nations supporting Ukraine.The European Fee additionally permitted a 3.2 billion euro ($3.7 billion) mortgage for Kyiv to buy parts for Patriot air defence programs, Ukraine’s Defence Ministry stated.Zelenskyy stated negotiations between Ukraine, Russia and the US may resume within the autumn, whereas indicating that Kyiv was ready to hunt compromises on points together with grain exports and power.
Moscow says victory is shut
Regardless of renewed diplomatic efforts, Russia has continued to sign that it believes it could obtain its navy aims.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated Russia remained decided to perform its navy objectives and believed “victory could be very shut” on the battlefield.“We’re very assured in our navy potential,” Peskov instructed reporters, whereas saying Moscow needed a peaceable resolution and welcomed Trump’s diplomatic efforts.Ushakov stated Putin had briefed Trump on Russia’s plans to make additional battlefield beneficial properties and obtain its navy aims.The feedback come as Russian and Ukrainian forces stay locked in preventing alongside a roughly 1,250-kilometre entrance line. Western officers and analysts say Russia has struggled to make important progress regardless of having a bigger military.The Institute for the Examine of Conflict stated Sunday that Russia’s advance had slowed considerably since 2025.“Russian forces is not going to seize Donetsk … till 2032 at their present fee of advance — if they will seize it in any respect,” the Washington-based assume tank stated. “The Russian fee of advance has slowed considerably throughout the theater since 2025, when Russia’s fee of advance had already begun to gradual.”
