Trump, Putin Agree to ‘Immediately’ Begin Negotiations to End Russia-Ukraine War, by Stephen Kokx

By Stephen Kokx, LifeSiteNews, Feb 12, 2025 – 2:20 pm EST

President Donald Trump announced that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a ‘highly productive’ phone call on Wednesday that has resulted in them agreeing to ‘start negotiations immediately’ to end the conflict in Ukraine.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) — President Donald Trump announced that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a “highly productive” phone call on Wednesday that has resulted in them agreeing to “start negotiations immediately” to end the conflict in Ukraine.

“We want to stop the millions of deaths taking place in the war,” Trump said on Truth Social. “We agreed to work together, very closely, including visiting each other’s nations.” 

News of Trump and Putin’s joint desire to begin the peace process comes just days after Trump sent Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to Ukraine to negotiate a deal with President Volodymyr Zelensky over rare earth and other minerals.

Trump told Fox News this week that the deal is basically designed to compensate the U.S. for the money it has already spent on the country. President Zelensky told the Associated Press last week that he doesn’t know what happened to $100 billion the U.S. has sent his country.

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Trump revealed that he has asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, National Security Adviser Michael Waltz, and Special Ambassador Steve Witkoff to lead the negotiations, adding that “millions of people have died in a war that would not have happened if I were president.” 

Trump also announced on Truth Social Wednesday that he spoke to President Zelensky himself. While praising their phone call as having gone “very well,” Trump noted that Zelensky, “like Putin, wants to make PEACE.” 

“It is time to stop this ridiculous War, where there has been massive, and totally unnecessary, DEATH and DESTRUCTION. God bless the people of Russia and Ukraine!” Trump exclaimed.  

This story is developing…