Trump Phone: Trump speaks with Putin and Zelenskyy on Sunday
Donald Trump used his trump phone on Sunday to speak separately with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy about ending Russia’s war in Ukraine. The calls came as the war has continued for more than four years and peace talks have largely been on pause, with the G7 meeting in France this week now in view.
Trump told Putin that ending the war was critical and that he was prepared to help. The call lasted 55 minutes, and Yuri Ushakov described it as friendly and frank.
Putin Call Lasted 55 Minutes
Putin used the conversation to wish Trump a happy 80th birthday in an informal manner. Trump also told Putin that the United States was nearing a peace deal with Iran, adding another issue to a call centered on Ukraine.
The timing matters for Ukraine because Trump’s outreach came after years in which negotiations had stalled and after his last meeting with Putin in Alaska in August 2025, when the two leaders met in an effort to reach a settlement of the war between Ukraine and Russia. The new calls did not produce a public plan, but they did put Trump back in direct contact with both leaders on the same day.
Zelenskyy Before France G7
Trump also spoke with Zelenskyy about ways to end the Russia-Ukraine war ahead of the G7 meeting in France this week. Zelenskyy said he wished Trump every success in his efforts to end Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Zelenskyy said they talked about what could help bring peace closer right now, and he said he updated Trump on the latest developments on the battlefield and how Ukraine’s position had strengthened. He added, “We have some good ideas that could help bring peace closer.”
Trump, Putin, and Ukraine
The friction point is clear in the wording from both capitals: Trump said he was prepared to help, Putin framed the exchange as friendly and frank, and Zelenskyy stressed battlefield gains and practical ideas for peace. Those positions leave the next step with the leaders themselves, not with any public timetable from the calls.
For readers tracking the war’s diplomacy, the immediate marker is the G7 meeting in France this week, where Trump has already signaled that ending the war remains a priority. What comes next will be measured by whether those private exchanges turn into a concrete proposal that Ukraine, Russia, and the United States can all engage on.
