U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin convened over a two-hour phone call to discuss a potential ceasefire in Ukraine.

Both leaders characterized the dialogue as constructive, with Trump claiming progress was made and Putin describing the conversation as substantive.

Trump stated, 'We just spent two and a half hours talking to Vladimir Putin, and I think some progress has been made.

It's a terrible situation going on over there; 5,000 young people every single week are being killed.

So hopefully we did something.' The discussions included negotiations with European leaders, working towards a resolution.

Confident in the prospects of a ceasefire, Trump said that should these efforts fail, the U.S. may withdraw from involvement.

He remarked, 'If it doesn't, I'd just back away and they're going to have to keep going.' Trump further clarified during the call that he believes the ongoing crisis should primarily be a European issue, a sentiment reflecting the approach of the previous administration.

Following the call, Trump posted on Truth Social, announcing that ceasefire negotiations between Russia and Ukraine would commence immediately.

Putin confirmed the discussions took place and noted, 'It was very informative and very frank and overall, in my view, very useful in this regard.

I thanked the President of the United States for the support of the United States in the resumption of direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.'

Putin expressed Russia’s openness to collaborating with Ukraine on a memorandum concerning a future peace agreement, outlining various settlement principles and the potential terms for a ceasefire.

He stated, 'The U.S. president has expressed his position on the ceasefire, and I for my part also noted that Russia also favours a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis.'

A Kremlin advisor indicated that the exchange of prisoners was also part of the discussions, though no specific timeline for implementing a ceasefire was established.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed he had been briefed by Trump before and after the conversation with Putin, emphasizing the paramount importance of a ceasefire.

Zelenskyy reaffirmed Ukraine's stance, stating, 'No one will be pulling our troops out of our own territory...

It is the duty of our military to protect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.' He clarified that any conditions set by Russia for troop withdrawal would indicate a lack of intent for a ceasefire from the Russian side.

Additionally, Zelenskyy mentioned that discussions of a high-level summit involving Ukraine, Russia, the U.S., the EU, and the UK are underway, with potential venues being Turkiye or Switzerland.

The Kremlin stated that a face-to-face meeting between Trump and Putin could occur once conditions are appropriate.

Yuri Ushakov, a Kremlin foreign policy aide, affirmed that both leaders agreed to maintain dialogue on the issues raised.

Ushakov disclosed that the conversation concluded amicably, with both leaders using first names, indicating a cordial exchange.

He noted, 'In the context of such a frank and friendly exchange of views, the presidents agreed that they would call each other as needed.'

Despite Trump's mention of a sanctions bill pending in the Senate, he expressed a preference for negotiation over sanctions.

Meanwhile, Russia announced the banning of Amnesty International, citing its support for Ukraine.

Ceasefire negotiations are expected to continue, with Ukraine maintaining its demand for direct participation in talks and refusing to compromise its territorial integrity.