Trump and Putin Agree to Ukraine Talks in US Policy Reversal
- Trump says they’ll meet soon, probably in Saudi Arabia
- Trump’s approach to the war represents sharp break with Biden
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President Donald Trump agreed in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin to start negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine, sweeping aside three years of US policy and blindsiding European allies who feared the more conciliatory American stance amounted to a giveaway to the Russian leader.
Trump revealed the conversation — his first publicly announced contact with Putin since retaking the US presidency — on social media, saying the two had a “lengthy and highly productive phone call.” He said their teams would start negotiations immediately, and later told reporters in the Oval Office that he’ll probably meet Putin in Saudi Arabia in the “not-too-distant future.”