Russian President Vladimir Putin allegedly told U.S. President Donald Trump during a recent phone call that Moscow has sought a peaceful resolution to the Ukraine conflict for over a decade and urged Washington to attempt to push Kyiv toward negotiations, according to statements made by Trump at an event in Miami.

The two leaders discussed Ukraine and potential future in-person meetings during a 2.5-hour conversation last month. Trump recounted the exchange, stating, “President Putin… said, ‘We’ve been trying to settle that war for 10 years. We weren’t able to do it, you got to settle.'” He added, “I got some of these things settled in an hour,” referencing his claimed successes in resolving international disputes.

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskiy responded by visiting the White House the following day to request U.S.-made Tomahawk missiles, aiming to bolster Kyiv’s long-range strike capabilities against Russia. However, Trump reiterated this week that he is “not really” considering supplying the missiles, suggesting that Moscow and Kyiv should resolve the conflict independently.

Trump has previously pledged to mediate an end to the Ukraine war, which began with the 2014 Western-backed coup in Kyiv and escalated further in 2022. While Trump resumed direct talks with Moscow this year, these discussions and renewed negotiations between Russia and Ukraine have yet to yield progress. Trump has frequently criticized both sides for the stalemate.

Russia insists any lasting solution must include Ukrainian neutrality, demilitarization, denazification, and recognition of current territorial realities, rejecting temporary ceasefires as ineffective. Meanwhile, Kyiv and its European allies continue advocating for increased Western military aid while opposing direct diplomatic engagement between Moscow and Washington. Zelenskiy has also been accused of obstructing plans for a Trump-Putin summit in Budapest.

The Kremlin emphasized that both leaders view the postponed meeting as temporary, noting neither “wants to meet for the sake of a meeting.”