How Much Has President Trump Been Talking To Putin About Ukraine? ‘I’d Better Not Say’

One thing’s seems pretty certain: President Donald Trump has been discussing the war in Ukraine directly with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

When it comes to figuring out how deep those conversations have gotten, however, Trump is wisely playing his cards close with the media.

As The Hill reported:

Trump offered few details in the interview with the Post on exactly what he and Putin had shared in their conversations, or whether Putin had offered any concrete commitments.

Asked how many times the two had spoke, the Post reported Trump said: “I’d better not say.”

But he added that Putin wanted to end the war in Ukraine and said the Kremlin leader “does care” about the killing.

“He wants to see people stop dying,” Trump said, per the Post.

The president has not unequivocally demonized Putin like many on the left have in recent years, but instead sought a more diplomatic and peaceful resolution to the war:

It takes two to tango – Trump says his good relations with Putin and Zelensky will help resolve Ukraine crisis pic.twitter.com/NuNRAIb8iO

— RT (@RT_com) September 27, 2024

CNN: Can you say if you want Ukraine or Russia to win this war?

POTUS Trump: I want everybody to stop dying. They’re dying. Russians and Ukrainians. I want them to stop dying.

POTUS Trump is the president of PEACE. Peace in Europe, the Middle East, & around the globe.🕊️🌎 pic.twitter.com/1xFksYaFgd

— World Hall Of Fun (@WorldHallOfFun) February 7, 2025

Trump Speaks To Russia's Putin, Says He Wants To 'See People Stop Dying' In Ukraine

Source: Reuters & AP | #Putin #RussiaUkraineWar #USPrez #DonaldTrump #Zelensky pic.twitter.com/nJu5a8NW9u

— News18 (@CNNnews18) February 9, 2025

The Independent offered additional coverage of the latest international developments:

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday he could “neither confirm nor deny” reports of a conversation between the two leaders.

Next week, Trump is likely to meet Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss Ukraine’s war to repel Russian invaders.

It comes as North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un made his first admission of its the country’s support of Putin’s invasion.

North Korean army will “invariably support and encourage the just cause of the Russian army and people to defend their sovereignty, security and territorial integrity in keeping with the spirit of the treaty on the comprehensive strategic partnership” with Russia, Kim said in latest comments.

Here’s some additional coverage of Trump’s efforts to end the war: