TOWNHALL | Published February 13, 2025
President Donald Trump spoke with Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, as he shared in a Truth Social post that morning. Such a phone call, and the post, comes after Marc Fogel, an American being held prisoner in Russia, was released and came to the White House on Tuesday night.
The post mentioned Fogel’s return, as well as a whole host of other topics, including bringing an end to the war with Ukraine, which started under the Biden-Harris administration. Even still more topics were discussed, according to Trump.
As the lengthy post read:
I just had a lengthy and highly productive phone call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia. We discussed Ukraine, the Middle East, Energy, Artificial Intelligence, the power of the Dollar, and various other subjects. We both reflected on the Great History of our Nations, and the fact that we fought so successfully together in World War II, remembering, that Russia lost tens of millions of people, and we, likewise, lost so many! We each talked about the strengths of our respective Nations, and the great benefit that we will someday have in working together. But first, as we both agreed, we want to stop the millions of deaths taking place in the War with Russia/Ukraine. President Putin even used my very strong Campaign motto of, “COMMON SENSE.” We both believe very strongly in it. We agreed to work together, very closely, including visiting each other’s Nations. We have also agreed to have our respective teams start negotiations immediately, and we will begin by calling President Zelenskyy, of Ukraine, to inform him of the conversation, something which I will be doing right now. I have asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Director of the CIA John Ratcliffe, National Security Advisor Michael Waltz, and Ambassador and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, to lead the negotiations which, I feel strongly, will be successful. Millions of people have died in a War that would not have happened if I were President, but it did happen, so it must end. No more lives should be lost! I want to thank President Putin for his time and effort with respect to this call, and for the release, yesterday, of Marc Fogel, a wonderful man that I personally greeted last night at the White House. I believe this effort will lead to a successful conclusion, hopefully soon!
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SOURCE: www.townhall.com
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NEWSMAX | Published February 13, 2025
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he might meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saudi Arabia, just hours after the leaders had their first publicly disclosed phone call since Trump took office, Axios reported.
Trump said he and Putin agreed to “start negotiations immediately” to end the war in Ukraine, now nearing its third anniversary. He also made significant statements on Ukraine’s position, saying NATO membership for the country was not “practical” and that it was “unlikely that Ukraine gets all of its land back.”
However, he later added that he believed “some of that land will come back” to Ukraine.
Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump suggested that a meeting with Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia could be in the works, though he did not specify a timeline. Until then, he said he would continue phone discussions with Putin.
The conversation between Trump and Putin and a prisoner swap announced Tuesday that included the return of an American, Marc Fogel, wrongly detained in Russia signals a potential thaw in relations between the countries.
On Wednesday, Trump also spoke with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to brief him on the call with Putin.
Zelenskyy wrote on X that the discussion was “meaningful” and centered on “opportunities to achieve peace.” He reiterated Ukraine’s commitment to ending the war, saying, “No one wants peace more than Ukraine. Together with the U.S., we are charting our next steps to stop Russian aggression and ensure a lasting, reliable peace. As President Trump said, let’s get it done.”
However, in an interview with the Economist published Wednesday, Zelenskyy expressed concerns about decisions regarding Ukraine being made without Kyiv’s involvement. He also noted limited contact with Trump’s team.
On Truth Social, according to Axios, Trump characterized his call with Putin as “lengthy and highly productive,” saying they discussed a wide range of topics, including Ukraine, the Middle East, energy, artificial intelligence, and “the power of the dollar.” He also highlighted a shared philosophy with Putin, noting that the Russian leader used Trump’s “campaign motto of common sense.”
“We each talked about the strengths of our respective nations and the great benefit that we will someday have working together,” Trump wrote. “But first, as we both agreed, we want to stop the millions of deaths taking place in the War with Russia/Ukraine.”
Trump added that he and Putin agreed to work closely together and visit each other’s countries in the future.
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SOURCE: www.newsmax.com
RELATED: Kremlin Confirms: Putin Invited Trump to Moscow To Discuss Ending the War in Ukraine
THE GATEWAY PUNDIT | Published February 13, 2024
Things keep progressing at warp speed on the Foreign Policy front, after the bombshell news that US President Donald J. Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had a lengthy call and are beginning high-level peace negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.
They also agreed to meet in the future.
Now it arises, from Russian official sources, that Putin invited President Trump to visit Moscow for a face-to-face summit to negotiate peace.
Reuters reported:
“Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Putin and Trump discussed the Middle East, bilateral relations, Ukraine and a prisoner exchange between Washington and Moscow, state news agency TASS reported.”
Peace is the prize.
“‘The Russian president invited the U.S. president to visit Moscow and expressed his readiness to receive American officials in Russia in those areas of mutual interest, including, of course, the topic of the Ukrainian settlement’, Peskov said.
‘Putin and Trump also agreed to continue personal contacts, including arranging a face-to-face meeting’.”
Peskov said Trump and Putin also discussed the Middle East, the wider bilateral relations, and that a prisoner exchange between Washington and Moscow is being negotiated.
Sky News reported:
“Speaking to media on Wednesday afternoon, local time, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump had just gotten off the phone with Zelensky and had a conversation which went ‘very well’.
An American delegation comprising of Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will be sent to Munich, Germany, on Friday to speak with the Ukrainian President.”
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SOURCE: www.thegatewaypundit.com
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