Russia-Ukraine war updates: Trump says talks to start ‘immediately’

US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, speak on the phone for more than two hours amid efforts to reach a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he holds a signing ceremony for the Take it Down Act, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 19, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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Ukraine comes under Russia's largest drone attack since the war began

By Tim Hume, Stephen Quillen and Ali Harb
Published On 19 May 2025

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