US President Donald Trump had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday (December 28, 2025). He said that the conversation between them was very good and productive. This conversation between the leaders of the two countries took place at a time when President Trump was scheduled to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Florida later the same day.

President Trump gave information on Truth Social

US President Donald Trump shared this information in a post on his social media platform Truth Social. He said, ‘Ahead of my meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today at 1 pm on Sunday (December 28, 2025), I had a very good and productive telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This meeting will take place in the main dining room of Mar-a-Lago in Florida. The press has also been invited. Thank you for your attention to this topic! President DJT.

Trump-Zelensky meeting to be held in Mar-a-Lago

This statement of Donald Trump came about an hour before the meeting between him and President Zelensky at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. This meeting is being held with the aim of furthering efforts to completely end the Russia-Ukraine war. However, serious differences still remain on many regional issues and Russia continues to maintain military pressure on Kiev.

Putin’s big attack on Ukraine before Trump-Zelensky meeting

Just before this conversation, Russia carried out a major air attack on Ukraine on Saturday (December 27, 2025). Russia fired hundreds of missiles and drones targeting Ukraine’s capital Kiev and other areas. Due to Russia’s terrible attacks, electricity and heating supply was disrupted in some parts of the capital Kiev.

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At the same time, during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Nova Scotia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called these attacks Moscow’s response to the ongoing peace efforts led by America. He also indicated that Russia is trying to strengthen its position in the talks through the use of force.

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US President Donald Trump spoke on phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday. The White House has described this conversation as ‘good and useful’. This conversation took place at a time when Russia’s war in Ukraine is going on. Both the leaders have agreed to hold a meeting of senior advisors next week. This meeting will be led by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. After this, the meeting between Trump and Putin has been scheduled in Budapest, Hungary. Trump also told that he will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office of the White House tomorrow.

Putin congratulated the peace agreement
Trump said that Putin congratulated him on the peace agreement ending the Israel-Hamas war. Trump believes that this agreement reached in the Middle East will now help in taking forward the talks to end the Ukraine war.

Trump’s statement – ‘The conversation was very productive’
After the call, Trump wrote on the social media platform ‘Truth Social’, ‘I just had a very productive phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. President Putin congratulated me and the United States on reaching a historic peace agreement in the Middle East – a dream that has been dreamed of for centuries. I believe that this success in the Middle East will strengthen our talks towards ending the Russia-Ukraine war.

Putin praised Melania Trump’s work
US President Donald Trump said that Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked and praised First Lady Melania Trump for her efforts related to children. Earlier, Trump had posted on ‘Truth Social’ that he was going to talk to Putin on the phone and would share its update later.

Conversation before meeting Zelensky
This phone conversation between Trump and Putin took place at a time when Trump is scheduled to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday. Missile support is expected to be a major issue in this meeting.

Iran-Israel Conflict: At this time, tension continues between Israel-Iran in the Middle East. Regarding this, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to US President Donald Trump of arbitration. However, US President Donald Trump has stunned Russia President Vladimir Putin, saying that I spoke to Putin. He was saying that he wants to get a reconciliation in the middle East. I said first finish the quarrel between Russia-Ukraine, then worry about the rest of the world.

Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters on Wednesday (18 June 2025) that it is a sensitive subject, but the solution is possible. We have shared proposals with Iran, Israel and America. Putin’s stance reflects the strategy to increase Russia’s diplomatic presence in the Middle East, but Trump’s reply rejected it publicly. Apart from this, Trump said about the Russia-Ukraine war that the figure is being hidden on deaths. He gave the example that a building falls and you say that no one died, is this a joke.

Israel offered to Putin
Putin said in a statement that more than 200 Russian employees work at the Bushhar nuclear power plant in southern Iran. This is the same nuclear power plant, which has been built by Russia of Russia. On this, Putin said that Israel has assured us of safety of Russian employees.

Iran-Israeli crisis and US military activism
Presently, tension between Iran and Israel is at its peak. Meanwhile, Israel recently claimed that it attacked Iran with 50 fighter jets. Iran retaliated through drone attacks. Meanwhile, the US has also increased its military presence in the Middle East, due to which the situation has become more sensitive.