Trump, Putin agree to begin ‘negotiations’ on ending Ukraine war

By our Special Correspondent

President Donald Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a phone call Wednesday to begin “negotiations” on ending the Ukraine war and would “work together, very closely” toward winding down the conflict.

“We each talked about the strengths of our respective Nations, and the great benefit that we will someday have in working together,” Trump said in a social media post disclosing details about a call that followed a prisoner swap between the two nations. "But first, as we both agreed, we want to stop the millions of deaths taking place in the War with Russia/Ukraine.