Details of Putin-Trump Talk: US-Russia Summit, Ukraine Peace Becomes Hardest Test

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump held their eighth phone conversation since the beginning of the year on Thursday. It lasted nearly two and a half hours. Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov described the discussion as substantive, open, and constructive. According to Ushakov, Moscow and Washington will “without delay” begin preparations for a new meeting between the two leaders, which may take place in Budapest. He called this “a truly significant event.” “I have just concluded my telephone conversation with President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, and it was a very productive one. President Putin congratulated me and the…