Trump indicated that resolving the conflict in Ukraine could pave the way for a "fundamentally new level of US-Russian relations," as reported by a Russian presidential aide.
On Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky each held separate phone conversations with US President Donald Trump, coinciding with Trump's 80th birthday and as the Ukraine war remained a contentious issue ahead of this week's G7 summit.
Regarding Ukraine, Ushakov stated that Trump underscored the importance of halting hostilities and expressed his willingness to push European allies and Kyiv toward that objective, including during the upcoming G7 summit.
Trump also noted that recent attacks on civilian infrastructure in Russia hinder a resolution—though the White House has neither confirmed this nor commented on the call—and added that a swift end to the war could create opportunities for "a genuinely new quality in US-Russian relations," according to Ushakov's account of the US president's remarks.