Donald Trump, after Vladimir Putin call, says Russia-Cukraine Army Talks to 'Start' Immediately '| Today news

US President Donald Trump said he held a two -hour call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday (May 19), after which both leaders agreed to support immediate negotiations with Ukraine to end the ongoing war. “I just completed my two -hour call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia. I believe it went very well,” Trump posted on his Truth Social Platform. Disposal and end of war according to Trump, Russia and Ukraine intends to begin with the discussions aimed at establishing a ceasefire and eventually ending the conflict that began with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Russia and Ukraine will immediately start negotiating a ceasefire and, more importantly, an end to the war,” Trump said. He emphasized that the details of any agreement would be worked out directly by Moscow and Kyiv. “The conditions for this will be negotiated between the two parties, as it can only be, because they know details of a negotiation that no one else would be aware of.” “Excellent” tone and Spirit Trump described the tone of his conversation with Putin as “excellent” and said he would have said otherwise if it wasn’t. ‘The tone and spirit of the conversation was excellent. If it wasn’t, I would say it now rather than later. ‘ Trade incentives with Russia and Ukraine Trump also pointed to the possibility of future economic cooperation between the US and both Russia and Ukraine, especially as soon as the war ends. “Russia wants to trade big with the United States when this catastrophic ‘massacre’ is over, and I agree.” He added that both countries could have significant economic benefits of peace. “There is a tremendous opportunity for Russia to create large quantities of work and prosperity. The potential of it is unlimited. Ukraine can also be a great beneficiary in the trade in the process of rebuilding his country.” Outreach to world leaders Trump said he informed several important international leaders of the developments immediately after talking to Putin. These include Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Finnish President Alexander Stubb. Vatican offers to have conversations. He also noted that the Vatican, represented by Pope Francis, expressed interest in offering the negotiations. “The Vatican, as suggested by the Pope, said it was very interested to offer the negotiations. Let the process start! ‘