Trump tries to jump start peace talks with calls to Zelenskyy, Putin
aljazeera.comPublished: 5/19/2025
Summary
US President Donald Trump attempted to revive efforts to resolve the conflict between Russia and Ukraine by making back-to-back phone calls to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin. In the calls, Trump reportedly pressed both leaders to discuss de-escalation measures, and afterward, he claimed that peace negotiations would begin "immediately."