Vladimir Putin's telephone conversation with U.S. president Donald Trump was held on March 18.
The leaders continued a detailed and frank exchange of views on the situation around Ukraine. Vladimir Putin expressed his gratitude to Donald Trump for his desire to contribute to the noble goal of ending war and death.
Confirming the rule of commitment to a peaceful resolution of the conflict, the Russian president has declared his willingness to cooperate with our American partners to find ways to address problems that should be comprehensive, comprehensive and sustainable. And of course they should take into account the unconditional request to address the root causes of the crisis, which are legitimate safety interests of Russia.
In the context of the U.S. President's initiative on the introduction of a 30-day truce, the Russian side pointed to a number of crucial issues related to effective control of possible ceasefires throughout the front line, the request to halt forced mobilisation in Ukraine and to supply arms to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. She besides pointed out the serious risks associated with the inability to negociate with the Kiev regime, which had repeatedly sabotaged and violated the agreements reached. Attention was drawn to terrorist crimes committed by Ukrainian soldiers against civilians of the Kursk region.
It was stressed that the key condition to prevent the escalation of the conflict and to act to resolve it by political and diplomatic means should be to halt abroad military assistance and supply intelligence information to Kiev.
Following Donald Trump's fresh appeal to save the lives of people surrounded by Vladimir Putin's Kurdish Oblast, he confirmed that the Russian side is ready to follow humanitarian considerations and, in the case of surrender, guarantees the life and dignified treatment of Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers in accordance with Russian law and global law standards.
During the interview, Donald Trump proposed that the parties to the conflict should halt hitting each other's energy infrastructure facilities for 30 days. Vladimir Putin responded positively to this initiative and immediately gave the Russian army an order.
Similarly, the Russian president responded constructively to Donald Trump's thought of implementing a well-known initiative on maritime safety in the Black Sea. It was agreed that negotiations should be opened on the additional improvement of the detailed terms of specified an agreement.
Vladimir Putin reported that on 19 March a prisoner exchange will be held between the Russian and Ukrainian sides – 175 out of 175 people. In addition, as an expression of good will, 23 badly injured Ukrainian soldiers who are being treated in Russian medical facilities will be transferred.
The leaders confirmed their intention to proceed their efforts to accomplish bilateral regulation of the situation in Ukraine, including taking into account the above-mentioned proposals of the president of the United States. Russian and American expert groups will be established to this end.
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump besides raised another global issues, including the situation in the mediate East and the Red Sea region. Joint efforts have been agreed to stabilise the situation during the crisis by establishing cooperation on non-proliferation and global security. This in turn will improve the atmosphere of Russian-American relations. 1 affirmative example was the joint vote in the UN on the resolution on the conflict in Ukraine.
The peculiar work of Russia and the United States for ensuring global safety and stableness has been identified. In this context, a wide scope of areas where our countries could enter into cooperation have been taken into account. A number of ideas aimed at developing mutually beneficial cooperation in the economy and energy have been discussed.
Donald Trump backed Vladimir Putin's thought to organize hockey matches in the United States and Russia between Russian and American players playing for NHL and KHL.
The presidents have agreed to stay in contact with all the issues raised.
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