Trump says he speaks with Putin and Zelensky

Published 26 Apr, 2026 10:08pm 1 min read
US President Donald ​Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. -- Reuters
US President Donald ​Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. -- Reuters

US President Donald ​Trump said on Sunday he has “good ‌conversations” with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as he aims to settle ​the Ukraine war.

“We’re working on the ​Russia situation, Russia and Ukraine, and hopefully ⁠we’re going to get it,” Trump ​said in an interview on Fox News’ “The Sunday ​Briefing.”

Trump said he did not want to reveal when he had last spoken with Putin.

“I do have ​conversations with him, and I do ​have conversations with President Zelensky, and good conversations,” he ‌said, ⁠not specifying when calls with either leader had been held.

“The hatred between President Putin and President Zelensky is ridiculous. It’s crazy. ​And hate is ​a ⁠bad thing. Hate is a bad thing when you’re trying to ​settle something, but it’ll happen,” he ​said.

Trump ⁠had vowed to end the war that began with a full-scale Russian invasion of ⁠Ukraine in ​February 2022, but more ​than a year into his second term, the conflict ​continues.

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