Trump denied reports of Putin's demand to stop aid to Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a telephone conversation with his American counterpart Donald Trump, did not demand an immediate cessation of aid to Ukraine as one of the conditions for reaching an agreement. Trump said this on Tuesday, March 18.

"We didn't talk about helping at all. We talked about many things, but assistance was never discussed," he said in an interview with the American television channel Fox News.

According to Trump, the conversation with Putin lasted almost two hours and was "wonderful."

Keywords: Putin and Trump agreed to work together on a settlement in Ukraine

In 2.5 hours, the leaders of the two countries also discussed the situation in the Middle East and cooperation in the field of sports.

On March 18, the Russian President and the American leader had a telephone conversation. During the talks, the sides exchanged views on the situation in Ukraine and discussed a wide range of areas in which the United States and Russia could cooperate.