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Zelenskyy and Putin hold separate phone calls with Trump on Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by phone on the Fourth of July with both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Putin and Trump discussed the issue of a settlement in Ukraine.

An official meeting room with flags on display
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Euronews1 h ago

According to Euronews, Trump held separate phone calls with both leaders on the Fourth of July. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said the call between Putin and Trump covered the search for a settlement in Ukraine.

Details of the conversation with Zelenskyy were also shared. The diplomatic contacts are intensifying at a time when the war continues and the prospect of a possible ceasefire is being kept on the agenda.

Whether the calls will produce any concrete result remains uncertain. With differences between the sides persisting, observers will watch whether such high-level contacts continue in the weeks ahead.

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Source: Euronews
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