Trump says he speaks with Putin and Zelensky, aims to settle the Ukraine war

U.S. President Donald Trump ​said on Sunday he has "good conversations" with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy 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."



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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 Zelenskiy, and ​good conversations," he said, not specifying when calls with either leader had been held.

"The hatred between President Putin and President Zelenskiy 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.


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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.