[UPDATE] May 19, 2025 – Putin, Trump Expected to Talk over Phone about the War in Ukraine

President Trump has said he will speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone on Monday about “stopping the bloodbath” and ending the war in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected on May 19 to hold his third conversation with his US counterpart Donald Trump since the beginning of the year. The US president announced the conversation himself on his Truth Social page, writing that he plans to speak with Putin at 10:00 a.m. EST (5:00 p.m. Moscow time or 2:00 p.m. GMT). Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that preparations for the conversation are underway.

• President Trump would then speak to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and the leaders of some Nato countries.
• On Sunday, Putin reiterated his demand that any peace deal with Ukraine should “eliminate the causes that triggered this crisis” and “guarantee Russia’s security“.
• Russia and Ukraine were unable to reach any breakthrough in their first face-to-face talks in three years in Istanbul on Friday.

May 15-16th, 2025 – Russia, Ukraine to Meet in Istanbul for First Time Since 2022

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[UPDATE] Useful conversation, memorandum with Ukraine: statements after talk between Putin, Trump