February 2025 Putin–Trump phone call
| February 2025 Putin–Trump phone call | |
|---|---|
Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Vladimir Putin on January 28, 2017. | |
| Host country | United States Russia |
| Date | February 12, 2025 |
| Participants | |
| Follows | Second inauguration of Donald Trump |
| Precedes | 2025 Russia–United States Summit |
The February 2025 Putin–Trump call was a formal telephone conversation between U.S. president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin that took place on February 12, 2025. The conversation is said to have lasted an hour and a half, and was the first direct exchange of views between the leaders of the Russian Federation and the United States since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
According to a detailed statement posted by Donald Trump on his Truth Social social media account, the conversation covered a wide range of topics, including the situation in Ukraine, in the Middle East, artificial intelligence, energy, and the strength of the U.S. dollar, among other issues.