U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a 1.5-hour phone call on March 18 to discuss the proposed 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, NBC News reported, citing an unnamed White House source.
The call follows recent U.S.-led negotiations in Saudi Arabia, where Washington laid out a ceasefire framework aimed at de-escalating the war and opening the door to future peace talks.
While neither side has released an official statement yet, early reports suggest the conversation was positive and productive.
“Call Went Very Well,” Sources Say
The phone call began at 10 a.m. EDT and lasted “over an hour and a half,” NBC confirmed.
According to CNN, a Russian source familiar with the discussion described the exchange as having gone “very well.”
The sentiment was echoed by Dan Scavino, White House Deputy Chief of Staff, who posted during the call that it was “going well.”
Kirill Dmitriev, one of Russia’s negotiators in the Saudi-hosted talks, praised the outcome on social media:
“Under the leadership of President Putin and President Trump, the world has become a much safer place today!” he wrote on X.
The high-level conversation comes amid Bloomberg’s earlier report that Putin is demanding a pause in Western arms deliveries to Ukraine as a key condition for agreeing to the ceasefire.
While Trump has expressed interest in reaching a temporary truce, European allies are wary of any agreement that could leave Ukraine vulnerable or give Russia a chance to regroup.
No official details about the call’s content or any agreements reached have been made public. Dagens.com will follow the developments closely and provide further updates.
