US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call on May 19 to discuss ceasefire and peace negotiations regarding Russia's war in Ukraine, agreeing that Russia and Ukraine will immediately begin bilateral negotiations about both a ceasefire and a peace agreement.
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Trump and Putin agreed that Russia and Ukraine will immediately begin bilateral negotiations about both a ceasefire and a peace agreement.
Russian President Vladimir Putin again refused to support a full ceasefire in Ukraine during a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump on May 19
The Kremlin proposed drafting a memorandum on a possible future peace settlement
Trump and Putin held a phone conversation lasting over two hours on May 19
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