Milan, 5 July (LaPresse) – Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Donald Trump during a phone call on 4 July, which lasted almost 90 minutes, during which the US leader once again offered his help to end the war in Ukraine; this was announced by the Russian Foreign Ministry. The conversation took place on the eve of a crucial NATO summit in Turkey, which the US president intends to attend, and as Russian forces stepped up their efforts to capture further areas of the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, a key objective for the Kremlin. Meanwhile, Ukraine has continued to target Russian energy infrastructure. Putin personally congratulated Trump “and the entire American people on this important anniversary” — the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence — the Foreign Ministry reported. The conversation, the fourth this year, was described by the Ministry as “substantive and highly constructive”; it was also noted that Trump had “reiterated his willingness to help bring about a cessation of hostilities as soon as possible” in the Ukrainian conflict.
Ukraine: 90-minute phone call between Putin and Trump yesterday, focus on the Moscow-Kyiv conflict
Milan, 5 July (LaPresse) – Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Donald Trump during a phone call on 4 July, which lasted almost 90 minutes, during which the US leader once again offered his help to end the war in Ukraine; this was announced by the Russian Foreign Ministry. The conversation took place on the eve of a crucial NATO summit in Turkey, which the US president intends to attend, and as Russian forces stepped up their efforts to capture further areas of the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, a key objective for the Kremlin. Meanwhile, Ukraine has continued to target Russian energy infrastructure. Putin personally congratulated Trump “and the entire American people on this important anniversary” — the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence — the Foreign Ministry reported. The conversation, the fourth this year, was described by the Ministry as “substantive and highly constructive”; it was also noted that Trump had “reiterated his willingness to help bring about a cessation of hostilities as soon as possible” in the Ukrainian conflict.
