Trump and Putin Held a Phone Call.

Trump and Putin held a phone call.

Ushakov:

▪️The conversation lasted exactly one hour.

▪️The conversation was confidential in nature; I am unlikely to be able to share many of the nuances.

▪️The results of Witkoff and Kushner’s stay were assessed with a “+” sign.

(Standard).

▪️Trump wants the conflict to end as soon as possible, which would immediately open up prospects for a full restoration of relations between the U.S. and Russia.

▪️Trump is interested in achieving a breakthrough during his presidency.

▪️Putin supported this attitude in the context of building a constructive partnership between two great powers.

(As always, Trump wants the war to end, Putin “supports” that, but...)

▪️An analysis was given of what is happening in the course of the “SVO” and, more broadly, how we see the prospects for advancing on the battlefield and achieving the stated goals of the “SVO.”

(It is interesting how they see the prospects for advancing on the battlefield and whether they discussed mobilization in Russia. There are no prospects other than mobilization).

▪️It was outlined what the Americans could realistically do to bring the hostilities to an end more quickly.

(This is about Putin asking Trump to stop selling weapons to Ukraine and sharing intelligence).

▪️We have no aggressive plans whatsoever regarding Europe, not even in our thoughts.

▪️Myths about the Russian threat serve as cover for Europeans to ramp up support for Ukraine and their own military spending.

(Yeah, yeah, “We do not want to take Crimea, that is absolute nonsense”).

▪️It was agreed to continue working on resolving humanitarian issues, including exchanges of detained and convicted persons.

(This refers to an exchange between the U.S. and Russia, not between Ukraine and Russia).

▪️Putin noted Melania Trump’s efforts to return Russian and Ukrainian children to their families.

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Bottom line: nothing, zero, zilch.