Trump says he just had a «productive» conversation with Putin

Trump says he had «productive» conversation with Putin ahead of meeting with Zelensky

President of the United States Donald Trump said that just had a phone conversation with the president of the russian federation Vladimir Putin, calling it «productive» on the eve of a meeting with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

What we know about the conversation

According to Trump, the contact with Putin took place in the context of preparations for talks with Zelenskyy. The US president has not yet disclosed details about the content of the conversation.

The White House did not officially specify whether the conversation concerned specific points of the peace plan or possible formats for ending the war.

Context.

The statement was made against the backdrop of active diplomatic contacts around possible negotiations to end Russia's war against Ukraine. As previously reported the existence of a 20-point peace plan, most of which, according to the parties, have already been agreed upon, however territorial issue remains a key controversy.

The upcoming meeting between Zelenskyy and Trump is expected to be one of the key ones in the current diplomatic process.