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Trump Calls Putin, Offers Ukraine Peace, Heads to NATO Summit

7/5/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump called Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 4, 2026, offered to help end the Ukraine war and will attend the NATO summit in Turkey following week.
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Trump told Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner they were ready to visit Moscow for a settlement.
Russian commanders claimed capture of Kostiantynivka, but President Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukraine’s General Staff say it remains under Ukrainian control.

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U.S. President Donald Trump called Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 4, 2026, offered to help end the Ukraine war and will attend the NATO summit in Turkey following week.
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Trump told Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner they were ready to visit Moscow for a settlement.
Russian commanders claimed capture of Kostiantynivka, but President Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukraine’s General Staff say it remains under Ukrainian control.