President Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a 8 September 2026 phone call that he wanted a rapid end to the Ukraine war and the restoration of US-Russia relations, according to Kremlin statements. The conversation followed recent US envoy visits to Moscow and Kyiv, though the diplomacy yielded no immediate breakthrough and peace talks remain stalled.
No BS check run yet — press ⚖ to extract this story's claims and verify them against independent sources.
Trump told Putin he wants swift end to Ukraine war and US-Russia ties restored, Kremlin says Reuters
MOSCOW, Sept 8 - U.S. President Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in a phone call that he wanted a swift end to the war in Ukraine, something that would allow U.S.-Russia ties to be fully restored, the Kremlin said.
US President Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin he wanted a swift end to the Ukraine war, the Kremlin said, arguing that peace could pave the way for a broad restoration of US-Russia ties. The hour-long call Tuesday followed weekend talks by US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow and Kyiv to try to revive stalled peace efforts.
The weekend diplomacy did not appear to produce an immediate public breakthrough, though it raised the possibility that talks between Russia, Ukraine, and the United States could resume.
The leaders were said to have discussed recent U.S. envoy visits to Moscow and Kyiv as peace talks remain stalled.