Trump in phone call advised Putin not to escalate in Ukraine - report
On Friday, the Kremlin said Putin was ready to discuss Ukraine with Trump but that did not mean that he was willing to alter Moscow's demands.
RUSSIA’S PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin and then-US president Donald Trump attend a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan in 2019. (photo credit: Sputnik/Kremlin via REUTERS)