Most recently, Donald Trump spoke with Vladimir Putin on July 3, 2025, in a call lasting over an hour where they discussed the war in Ukraine and the Iranian issue. Trump admitted he made no progress on Ukraine during the call, describing it as “disappointing” and expressing doubt that Putin wants to end the war. Putin, through his advisers, reaffirmed that Russia will not give up its goals in Ukraine and views peace talks with Ukraine as a bilateral matter excluding active U.S. involvement.
The call coincided with a major Russian aerial attack on Ukraine, which Ukrainian President Zelensky described as “cynical,” occurring almost simultaneously with the Trump-Putin conversation. The Kremlin stated that a diplomatic end to the war “does not appear possible” at the moment, although they are still waiting to coordinate a date for a third round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.
Earlier in 2025, peace talks have repeatedly stalled. Both Trump and Putin skipped a key peace meeting in Turkey in May, with Trump insisting that no breakthrough would happen until he and Putin met personally. Putin sent a lower-level delegation instead, and the talks failed to produce results.
Overall, the latest interactions between Trump and Putin show a stalemate and lack of concrete progress in ending the Ukraine conflict, with Putin maintaining a hardline stance and Trump expressing frustration at the lack of movement toward peace
