Trump says he and Putin have started negotiations to end the war in Ukraine in bombshell phone call | 12 Feb 2025 | President Donald Trump revealed he has begun negotiations with Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. In a 90-minute phone call on Wednesday the two leaders also laid the groundwork for historic summits between them in the U.S. and Moscow. Trump made the bombshell announcement in a lengthy post to his Truth Social account, declaring "the war must end." He also said the two leaders agreed to visit each other's countries soon. Announcing the negotiations, Trump wrote: "We want to stop the millions of deaths taking place in the War with Russia/Ukraine. President Putin even used my very strong Campaign motto of, 'COMMON SENSE.' We both believe very strongly in it. We agreed to work together, very closely, including visiting each other's Nations."