US President Donald Trump says Russia and Ukraine will “immediately” start negotiating towards a ceasefire and an end to the war after a two-hour phone call with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
Trump, who described the conversation as having gone “very well”, also said conditions for peace would need to be negotiated between the two parties.
Putin had reportedly said he was ready to work with Ukraine on a “memorandum on a possible future peace agreement”, but did not address demands from the US and European countries for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire.
Trump also spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who said “this is a defining moment”, and urged the US not to distance itself from talks.
Reports say while Trump has expressed positivity towards his conversation with Putin, there was no indication about when peace negotiations would take place, or if Moscow is prepared to make any concessions on its demands for a ceasefire.