Trump Says He Has Spoken Directly to Putin About Ending War in Ukraine

A Kremlin spokesman confirmed that ’many different communications’ are happening.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 28, 2019. Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik via Reuters

President Donald Trump said on Feb. 7 that he has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin about ending the Russia–Ukraine war, drawing a response from the Kremlin.

Speaking to the New York Post in an exclusive interview on Air Force One, Trump said that he did speak with the Russian leader about the war, which started in 2022. Asked about how many times he has spoken to Putin in recent days, Trump said, “I'd rather not say.”