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Investing.com -- U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a "good and productive" phone call on Thursday that lasted more than two hours, according to the White House.
The two leaders agreed to convene a meeting of high-level staff next week, which may be followed by a face-to-face meeting between Trump and Putin in Budapest, Hungary.
White House spokeswoman told reporters that Trump "feels like progress was made" during the call and that he "will try to move the ball forward for peace." She added that Trump believes "it is still possible to get Putin and Zelenskiy together" and confirmed that "Putin committed to sitting down with Trump."
In a post on Truth Social, Trump described the conversation as "very productive" and revealed that Secretary of State Marco Rubio will lead the initial U.S. meetings with Russian officials at a location that is yet to be determined.
Trump also noted that he and Putin "spent a great deal of time talking about trade between Russia and United States when war with Ukraine is over." According to Trump, Putin thanked First Lady Melania Trump "for her involvement with children" during the call.