US President Trump speaks with Putin and Zelensky ahead of NATO summit in Turkey
US President Donald Trump held phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday evening to discuss the conflict in Ukraine ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara. The talks remain deadlocked, with Moscow demanding Ukrainian withdrawal from Donetsk region, a demand Kyiv rejects.
US President Donald Trump spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky late on Saturday, July 4, to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine. The calls took place ahead of the upcoming NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey.
No breakthrough was achieved during the discussions. Russia continues to insist on the withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from the Donetsk region as a precondition for any progress, while Ukraine firmly rejects this demand.
Meanwhile, on July 4, a Russian airstrike in Zaporizhzhia hit a children's music school, underscoring the continued military tensions in the region. The NATO summit in Ankara is expected to address further support for Ukraine.
