U.S. President Donald Trump spoke to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for over 90 minutes Tuesday and although no deal was announced, the White House said the leaders “agreed this conflict needs to end with a lasting peace.”
The administration’s Office of Communications sent out an official email at 1:27 p.m. ET Tuesday:
Today, President Trump and President Putin spoke about the need for peace and a ceasefire in the Ukraine war. Both leaders agreed this conflict needs to end with a lasting peace. They also stressed the need for improved bilateral relations between the United States and Russia. The blood and treasure that both Ukraine and Russia have been spending in this war would be better spent on the needs of their people.
Readout of President Donald J. Trump’s Call with President Vladimir Putin: pic.twitter.com/OvqdWCqyNx
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 18, 2025
As Trump has said repeatedly, he believes the war never would have started had he been president:
This conflict should never have started and should have been ended long ago with sincere and good faith peace efforts. The leaders agreed that the movement to peace will begin with an energy and infrastructure ceasefire, as well as technical negotiations on implementation of a maritime ceasefire in the Black Sea, full ceasefire and permanent peace. These negotiations will begin immediately in the Middle East.
🚨BREAKING: President Trump has concluded a 90 min phone call with Vladimir Putin where “many elements” of a peace deal with Ukraine have been agreed to.
A Russian government official stated after the call, “Under the leadership of president Putin and president Trump, the world… pic.twitter.com/qTEfFaY2v1
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) March 18, 2025
A Russian government official stated after the call, “Under the leadership of president Putin and president Trump, the world has become a much safer place today.” That’s a promising sign, hopefully.
Although as stated, no ceasefire deal in the Russia-Ukraine was announced, the White House nevertheless appears to have had a positive reaction to the talk:
The leaders spoke broadly about the Middle East as a region of potential cooperation to prevent future conflicts. They further discussed the need to stop proliferation of strategic weapons and will engage with others to ensure the broadest possible application. The two leaders shared the view that Iran should never be in a position to destroy Israel.
The two leaders agreed that a future with an improved bilateral relationship between the United States and Russia has huge upside. This includes enormous economic deals and geopolitical stability when peace has been achieved.
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We’ll see if this apparent warming of relations leads to lasting peace and an end to the devastating Russia-Ukraine conflict. In the meantime, RedState will keep you updated with any new developments in this unfolding story.
