Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump have held a rare phone call, which the US leader described as “excellent,” but the Kremlin refused to agree to a ceasefire in the war with Ukraine, despite pressure from Washington and European allies.

Speaking to reporters in Sochi after the two-hour conversation on Monday, Putin described the call as “very meaningful and frank,” and said he was prepared to work with Ukraine on drafting a memorandum for future peace talks.

However, the Russian leader declined to support the US-proposed 30-day unconditional ceasefire, which Ukraine had already agreed to – and which Washington had framed as the call’s primary objective.

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    I’m beginning to think Trump doesn’t really have a plan for anything. I don’t want to hear all the controversy a comment like this can bring out people. I said what I said. I stand by it.

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        He saw a movie once where a guy had a plan and he really liked the idea of the concept of having a plan.

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      he defers all his plannings to putin, and puts on an act so that putin would look like the reasonable one in these “talks”. hes also extremely lazy thats why he rarely pushes back against people who has more wealth or power than he does.