Trump Offers to Help Putin Find Deal with Ukraine, Also Speaks with Zelenskyy
Trump said Putin wants the war to end and Zelenskyy said the two leaders will continue talks at next week’s NATO summit.
- On Saturday, July 4, President Donald Trump held separate phone conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, offering to help facilitate a swift end to the Ukraine war.
- Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov confirmed that U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner remain tasked with mediating a settlement ahead of the 36th NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey, scheduled for July 7–8.
- Trump met with Zelenskyy on Wednesday at the summit to discuss ending the conflict, now in its fifth year, as a senior U.S. official said the president felt a real sense of urgency to bring the war to a stop.
- During a press conference alongside Zelenskyy, Trump mistakenly referred to the Ukrainian leader as "President Putin," then attempted to clarify he intended to relay questions to the Russian president.
- Critics questioned the president's cognitive fitness following the slip, while the White House defended his performance, citing a "marathon, high-energy" schedule of press availabilities at the NATO summit.
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