Two world leaders — U
S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin — held their first in a long time deep and unexpected conversation that lasted over two hours. The information about this meeting was provided by Russian official sources, including leading Russian news agencies TASS and RIA Novosti, which repeatedly noted that such a dialogue played an important role in shaping new diplomatic initiatives and possible ways to address current international issues. According to Vladimir Putin, his phone conversation with the American colleague was constructive and opened the door for further diplomatic work. The Russian leader emphasized that both sides were inclined to seek compromise solutions that would satisfy the interests of all participants in the negotiation process. “Trump and I discussed the possibilities of finding formulations that will ensure mutually beneficial compromises and help reduce tension,” Putin’s words are quoted by Russian agencies. He also stressed that Russia is ready to work on signing a mutually beneficial memorandum with Ukraine. The document envisages not only reaching agreements on certain aspects of conflict resolution but may also include provisions on a ceasefire. According to Putin, such a step could become the first move toward stabilizing the situation in eastern Ukraine and creating prerequisites for further diplomatic processes. The Head of the Kremlin added that contacts between the negotiating groups, which actively worked last year in Istanbul, “have resumed their work.” He noted that this confirms the seriousness of the parties’ intentions to seek ways toward peace and stabilization. It is important to emphasize that information about the resumption of these contacts is an important signal to the international community, as it opens up new opportunities for diplomatic measures and potential agreements. It should be noted that details regarding the agenda and subsequent steps of the parties have not been disclosed, but it is clear that this stage of diplomatic negotiations is in an active phase. Political experts highlight that such a prolonged and open dialogue between the most influential world leaders indicates a desire to resolve or at least reduce tensions between countries and to focus efforts on finding real mechanisms to stabilize the situation not only regionally but globally. It is expected that in the near future there will be new contacts at the level of diplomatic and diplomatic-technical working groups, and an intensification of efforts by diplomatic circles to reach very concrete agreements. Meanwhile, the world is closely watching how the subsequent events unfold and whether it will be possible to achieve the important goals that the international community so strongly anticipates.