President Donald Trump has announced the start of negotiations to end the war in Ukraine following a “highly productive” phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“We have also agreed to have our respective teams start negotiations immediately, and we will begin by calling President Zelenskyy, of Ukraine, to inform him of the conversation, something which I will be doing right now,” Trump posted on Truth Social.
Trump said he is tasking Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Director of the CIA John Ratcliffe, National Security Advisor Michael Waltz, and Ambassador and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff with leading the negotiations.
“Millions of people have died in a War that would not have happened if I were President, but it did happen, so it must end,” Trump said. “No more lives should be lost!”
It is estimated that more than one million Ukrainians have been injured or…
