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Trump holds separate calls with Putin and Zelenskyy on ending war in Ukraine
CBS News • • nation
Key Points:
- President Trump held separate calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss potential ways to end the ongoing war in Ukraine, now in its fifth year.
- The calls followed a Ukrainian attack on Crimea that resulted in one death and two injuries, with Ukraine intensifying strikes on key infrastructure in the Russian-occupied peninsula to isolate it.
- Putin and Trump discussed the conflict in a nearly 90-minute call, with Trump expressing readiness to help achieve a ceasefire and continue mediation efforts through his envoys.
- Putin emphasized Russia's preference for a diplomatic resolution but accused Kyiv and its European allies of seeking to prolong and escalate the conflict, while claiming Russian forces are advancing on the battlefield.
- Ukraine denied Russian claims of capturing the strategic city of Kostyantynivka, reaffirming that it remains under Ukrainian control despite Moscow's assertions.
