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Trump Holds Calls With Zelenskyy, Putin; Vance Says Ukraine's Drone Strategy Is Successfully Exhausting Russia
The leaders discussed a possible settlement as US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner continued mediation efforts, according to the Kremlin.
- On Saturday, President Donald Trump held a nearly 90-minute phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss Ukraine, followed by a separate conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
- Seeking to break a battlefield stalemate where neither side has made progress in recent months, the U.S. president feels a real "sense of urgency to try to bring this to a stop."
- Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov described the conversation as "business-like and quite constructive," while U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner remain ready to travel to Moscow to continue mediating a settlement.
- Zelenskyy dismissed Russian claims of capturing Kostiantynivka as "another Russian lie to generate some kind of news," while affirming "there is a real prospect to put an end to this war."
- Allied leaders gather in Turkey on Tuesday to discuss defense burdens and continued support for Ukraine, as the conflict enters its fifth year amid broader regional tensions involving Iran.
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Trump Holds Calls With Zelenskyy, Putin; Vance Says Ukraine's Drone Strategy Is Successfully Exhausting Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Kremlin said President Donald Trump spoke separately with the Ukrainian and Russian leaders as efforts to end the war remained stalled, with Kyiv and Moscow deadlocked over key issues.
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