Vladimir Putin held phone conversation with Donald Trump

Vladimir Putin held a two-hour phone conversation with Donald Trump. RIA Novosti cites the main statements of the Russian president following the conversation:

Russia favors stopping the hostilities, but developing the most effective paths to peace is necessary.

Russia is in favor of a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis.

Russia is ready to work on a memorandum with Ukraine, including a ceasefire.

Russia and Ukraine need to find compromises that would suit all parties.

Putin called the conversation with Trump meaningful, frank, and very useful and expressed gratitude to the American leader for the United States' participation in the resumption of direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.

Author: Rustem Sagitov