Kremlin reveals new details of Putin-Trump call

Kremlin reveals new details of Putin-Trump call

Washington could help end the Ukraine conflict by stopping all assistance to Kiev, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov has said
Washington could help bring the Ukraine conflict to an end sooner by stopping all assistance to Kiev, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov has said, commenting on the latest phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump.
The two leaders spoke by phone on Tuesday in the wake of a new round of shuttle diplomacy that saw Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visit Moscow and Kiev over the weekend.
The issue came up as the two presidents discussed ways to reach a settlement of the conflict, Ushakov told journalist Pavel Zarubin on Wednesday. Asked what Washington could do to bring the hostilities to an end sooner, the Kremlin aide said that first and foremost, [it could] probably stop providing any assistance to Kiev.
The official acknowledged that US assistance to Ukraine had already declined significantly since Trump returned to the White House, compared with the previous administration, when military aid was provided on a massive scale.
The two presidents also discussed resuming talks with the Ukrainian side, including in trilateral format that would include the US mediators, Ushakov added.
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