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President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President Donald Trump of the United States have held a phone call that lasted about 40 minutes, Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov told reporters, according to TASS news agency.
The US leader briefed his Russian counterpart on his talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and a number of European leaders in Washington, D.C.
The conversation was “frank and constructive”, the Russian official said.
The Russian leader reiterated the importance of Trump’s personal efforts to find a long-term solution to the Ukraine crisis, he added.
The parties also discussed their recent meeting in Alaska: "Our president warmly thanked his American counterpart for his hospitality and the good organization of the Alaska summit, as well as for the progress towards a peaceful solution to the Ukraine crisis that had been achieved there."
Putin and Trump spoke in favor of continuing direct talks between the delegations of Russia and Ukraine: "They discussed the idea of considering the possibility of increasing the level of the Russian and Ukrainian representatives involved in the direct talks."
The two leaders "agreed to maintain close contact on the Ukraine crisis and other pressing issues on the international and bilateral agenda."