Telephone conversation between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin lasted almost an hour and passed"on the same wavelength", it was"businesslike and specific". About this in comments for the media said Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov.

According to him, Trump again called on Putin to end the war in Ukraine as soon as possible, to which the Russian dictator assured the US president of his readiness to continue the negotiation process with Ukraine, but at the same time stated that he would not back down from his goals of"eliminating the causes of the conflict" in Ukraine.

Ushakov noted that the Istanbul format of the talks between Ukraine and Russia will remain bilateral. Putin and Trump did not discuss specific dates for the third round of talks.

According to Ushakov, the interlocutors did not raise the issue of stopping the supply of American weapons to Ukraine.

In addition, Putin and Trump discussed the situation in the Middle East and other topics. In particular, the US president boasted that he was finally able to pass a scandalous budget bill through Congress. In response, Putin proposed to establish an exchange between the countries of"film production that promotes traditional values that are close to us and the Trump administration." According to Ushakov, Trump liked this idea.

The possibility of a personal meeting between the leaders of the Russian Federation and the United States has not been discussed, but, as Ushakov claims,"this idea is hanging in the air."

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As UNIAN wrote, there are different views on the true nature of the relationship between Putin and Trump. For example, retired French general Michel Yakovleff considers Trump an outspoken sympathizer of Russia who betrayed Ukraine.

American political consultant and Trump expert Peter Ruff previously stated that Putin is using"salami strategy" - constantly forces him to make small concessions, ultimately achieving very significant results.

However, former Trump advisor General H.R. McMaster is confident that Putin takes a lot of risks trying to"beat" Trump In his opinion, this could end in tough US decisions regarding Russia.