US EditionDonald, Vladimir, And A 2-Hour Phone Call: Did Putin Get The Better Of Trump?
- On May 19, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump engaged in a lengthy conversation lasting over two hours with Russian President Vladimir Putin to address the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
- The call followed stalled diplomacy, with Kyiv agreeing to a 30-day cease-fire but Moscow refusing, amid continued fighting and previous threats of sanctions by Trump.
- During the call, Trump addressed Putin by his first name, dropped demands for an immediate cease-fire, and urged Putin to propose terms acceptable to others.
- Experts said Trump effectively endorsed Putin's peace talk framework without applying pressure, while several world leaders expressed surprise at Trump's conciliatory stance.
- The dialogue raised doubts about U.S. Commitment to ending the war, with Ukraine rejecting withdrawal from talks and the peace process possibly prolonging without resolution.
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And the Winner Is Vladimir Putin.
The expected third assault of the telephone confrontation between the presidents of the United States and Russia on the war in Ukraine has just ended with the same result as the previous ones: victory of Vladimir Putin. It is true that no one would say it when they saw the gestures of the two contenders. No one who has not come to know them, of course. As always, Trump, who has nothing to celebrate—nothing, at least, that has transcended public …
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Donald, Vladimir, And A 2-Hour Phone Call: Did Putin Get The Better Of Trump?
A two-hour-plus call was an eyebrow-raising shift in both substance and tone from Donald Trump: there was no demand for Vladimir Putin to sign onto an immediate cease-fire. And the White House was pulling back from its efforts to halt the fighting.
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