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(Left) President Donald Trump in a business roundtable in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on May 16, 2025; (Right) Russian President Vladimir Putin at a signing ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 10, 2025. AP Photo
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on July 3 said his phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin produced no breakthrough as he continues to mediate a cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine.
“I didn’t make any progress with him at all,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on the way to Iowa.
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
