{"id":8574,"date":"2025-03-17T07:29:07","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T04:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=8574"},"modified":"2025-03-17T07:29:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T04:29:07","slug":"trump-unveils-date-for-next-call-with-putin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=8574","title":{"rendered":"Trump unveils date for next call with Putin"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Kremlin has yet to confirm a specific date for the next conversation between the two leaders<\/strong><\/p>\n

US President Donald Trump has announced that he expects to hold a phone conversation with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Tuesday to discuss bilateral ties and the prospects of a peace agreement in the ongoing Ukraine conflict.<\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Trump said he plans to speak with Putin on March 18, according<\/a> to Reuters reporter Jeff Mason.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will see if we have something to announce maybe by Tuesday. I will be speaking to President Putin on Tuesday. A lot of work\u2019s been done over the weekend. We want to see if we can bring that war to an end. We will be talking about land. We will be talking about power plants,\u201d<\/em> Trump said<\/a> as cited by journalist Yashar Ali.<\/p>\n

US special envoy Steve Witkoff previously stated that Trump and Putin were expected to hold a telephone conversation later this week to discuss efforts toward establishing a ceasefire in the Ukraine conflict. Witkoff, who recently met with Putin in Moscow, described the discussions as \u201cpositive\u201d<\/em> and indicated that both Russian and Ukrainian parties are now \u201ca lot closer\u201d<\/em> in negotiations.<\/p>\n

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Putin and Trump may agree on Ukraine ceasefire soon \u2013 US envoy<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cI expect that there\u2019ll be a call with both presidents this week, and we\u2019re also continuing to engage and have conversations with the Ukrainians,\u201d<\/em> Witkoff said.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a separate phone call with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, during which the two top diplomats discussed further steps to reestablish direct communication between their countries.<\/p>\n

The first formal telephone conversation between the Russian and US leaders in years took place on February 12, 2025. It was followed by high-level talks in Saudi Arabia on February 18, where Washington and Moscow agreed to assign teams to work on resolving the Ukraine conflict, restoring embassy operations, and addressing other points of contention in bilateral relations. Since then, additional discussions have been held in Istanbul, focusing on diplomatic funding and a proposal from Moscow to reinstate direct flights.<\/p>\n

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Kiev rejects Putin\u2019s offer of mercy for troops in Kursk<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Following negotiations in Jeddah last week, Ukraine agreed to a 30-day ceasefire. Shortly after, Witkoff traveled to Moscow on Thursday to present Putin with the details of the proposal.<\/p>\n

The Russian head of state welcomed the ceasefire in principle but insisted on addressing several key issues first, including the fate of Ukrainian troops encircled in Russia\u2019s Kursk Region. While the details of Witkoff\u2019s meeting with Putin have not been made public, Trump hinted at progress, stating that the White House had received \u201csome pretty good news\u201d<\/em> regarding the ceasefire efforts and that US-Russia meetings over the past several days had been \u201cvery productive.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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