During the roughly hour-long call, Moscow’s ruler stated that his country “will not back down” from the “goals” of its invasion, according to a Kremlin readout.

Trump said after Thursday's conversation that he did not think Putin was looking to stop the war. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Putin told Trump that Russia expects to agree a date for a third round of peace talks with Ukraine,

ET President Trump says he’s 'very disappointed' after a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to make progress on ending the war in Ukraine. Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press; R