Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov says Trump made the offer during a nearly 90-minute phone call with the Russian president.
US President Donald Trump has offered to help Russian President Vladimir Putin find a solution to the Ukraine war, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said.
Ushakov said that Trump made the offer during a nearly 90-minute phone call on Saturday to discuss the war in Ukraine ahead of a NATO summit in Ankara.
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“The American president once again confirmed his readiness to work towards a rapid end to the fighting and find solutions to overcome the crisis,” Ushakov said in comments released on Sunday.
Ushakov, who described the conversation as “businesslike and quite constructive”, said Russia sought “a political-diplomatic resolution of the conflict, with due account of Russia’s fundamental approach”.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he also spoke to Trump on Saturday.
The Ukrainian president said he and Trump discussed the war’s 1,200-km (745-mile) front line.
“There is a real prospect to end this war and American resolve will have a crucial meaning,” he wrote on Telegram. He said they agreed to continue talks at the NATO summit next week.