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Kremlin reveals some details of Putin-Trump call

19 May 2025 22:13 (UTC +04:00)

The telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Donald Trump lasted more than two hours and was both substantive and candid, the Russian leader said, APA reports citing TASS.

Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov has released a statement on details of the phone call.

The statement reads:

"The third conversation with Putin since Trump's return to the White House lasted, "to be precise, two hours and five minutes." During the conversation, the leaders addressed each other by name.

It was a frank and constructive conversation: "It is curious that it began with the fact that our president congratulated Donald Trump on the birth of his eleventh grandson, and wished, of course, the health of the newborn and Trump’s daughter."

After that, the leaders "immediately began an in-depth discussion of the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, including taking into account the recent direct Russian-Ukrainian talks in Istanbul." The Ukrainian issue was discussed in great detail, "there were a lot of nuances, including quite interesting ones."

Putin noted the positive role of Trump and his administration in bringing Kiev back to the negotiating table. The deadline and the timeframe for a possible ceasefire in Ukraine was not discussed, "although Trump, of course, emphasized his interest in reaching an agreement as soon as possible."

The leaders also discussed another prisoner exchange between the Russian Federation and the United States: "The presidents noted that another such exchange of nine for nine people is currently being worked out."

The presidents also discussed the state of bilateral relations, and "both spoke in favor of further normalization of these relations." Trump "sees Russia as one of America's most important trade and economic partners."

Also, international issues were also discussed: "Our president positively assessed the negotiation process launched with the mediation of Oman between Washington and Tehran on the Iranian nuclear program."

The presidents agreed to "continue dialogue on all the issues raised, including the Ukrainian issue."

Putin and Trump believe that their future meeting "should be very well and comprehensively prepared." There was a clear impression that "both presidents are interested in such a meeting." But both presidents are also interested in ensuring that it "is not empty, but effective."

Trump mentioned the draft of new sanctions against Russia being prepared by American lawmakers: "But he himself is not a supporter of sanctions, but a supporter of reaching agreements."

The presidents agreed that they would call each other as needed: "Trump said, 'Vladimir, you can pick up the phone at any time, and I will be happy to answer, I will be happy to talk to you.'"