MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump held an “extremely frank” phone call on Tuesday and exchanged views on the outcome of recent visits by US envoys to Moscow and Kyiv, the Kremlin said.
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters that the one-hour conversation focused on the talks held by US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during their visits to Russia and Ukraine over the weekend.
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited the Russian and Ukrainian capitals at the weekend for talks with both Putin and Zelensky.
In a one-hour call on Tuesday, Putin and Trump “exchanged views on the outcome of the visits”, Ushakov said.
Ushakov said Putin presented to Trump an “objective and detailed analysis” of the frontline situation.
Putin also “pointed out what the Americans could realistically do to bring the hostilities to a swift conclusion,” Ushakov said.
The Russian President also told Trump that Russia had “no aggressive plans” towards Europe, Ushakov said.
“In view of the speculation regarding Russia’s alleged hostile intentions towards European states, it was emphasised that we have absolutely no aggressive plans whatsoever towards Europe,” Ushakov said.
“The myths being spread about the Russian threat serve as a pretext for Europeans to ramp up support for Ukraine and their own military spending,” he added.
Witkoff Says ‘Substantive Progress’ Made Towards New Talks
On Monday, US envoy Steve Witkoff said that “substantive progress” had been made in weekend talks with Russian and Ukrainian leaders in Moscow and Kyiv.
“Substantive progress was made, including movement on scheduling additional trilateral talks,” Witkoff wrote on X.
Witkoff travelled to Russia and Ukraine over the weekend alongside negotiating partner Jared Kushner. Sunday’s appearance in Kyiv was their first to the Ukrainian capital.
At President Trump’s direction, United States negotiators visited both Moscow and Kyiv in order to facilitate additional dialogue to end the Russia-Ukraine War. Ahead of the trip, the Russians and Ukrainians agreed to a three-day no-shoot policy to enable these discussions to… pic.twitter.com/7oj7C2Qp2p
— Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (@SEPeaceMissions) September 7, 2026
US-led diplomatic efforts to end Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II have stalled in recent months, as Washington has shifted focus towards the war with Iran.
Russian and Ukrainian negotiators last met for US-mediated talks in February, in Geneva, but failed to reach an agreement on the thorny issue of territory. Talks have not resumed since.
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The Kremlin said Monday that Russia does not rule out fresh, three-way talks with Washington and Kyiv on the Ukraine war.
Russia “does not rule out the resumption of the trilateral format, but it is too early to say anything about the venue or the exact dates at this stage,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
Witkoff and Kushner met with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky over the weekend in a renewed push to end the fighting.
A senior Ukrainian presidential source told AFP that the pair had brought “more effective” proposals on ending the war, although neither Moscow and Kyiv announced a breakthrough.
