By Dmitry Antonov MOSCOW, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone on Tuesday that he wanted a swift end to the war in Ukraine, which would allow U.S.-Russia ties to be fully restored,

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Donald Trump’s negotiating duo have been embarrassed by Vladimir Putin just after they gave a bootlicking masterclass in Russia. The president, 80, sent Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to try to negotiate the beginning of the end of the Kremlin dictator’s war in Ukraine.

WASHINGTON — President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for about an hour on Tuesday after US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited Moscow and Kyiv. The two leaders “exchanged views” on the results of that visit,

MOSCOW, Sept 7 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that it did not rule out the resumption of peace talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States, but said it was too early to say when and where such talks might take place.

Few leaders can boast of an "ironclad friendship" with China's Xi Jinping and receive supportive retweets from a Donald Trump anxious about Beijing's influence. Fewer still are as warmly greeted by Vladimir Putin in Moscow as they are by Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said meanwhile that U.S. envoys who visited Kyiv presented some "very good, worthwhile ideas" for ending Russia's 4½-year-old war, adding that he hopes to meet with Trump within two weeks.