US President Donald Trump spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the third time since his election. After the conversation, both leaders made brief statements but did not share detailed information, BBC Russian reports.

Putin and Trump's conversation lasted about two hours. After the conversation, Putin made a statement to reporters.

"I thanked the US President for his support for the resumption of direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine on a future peace treaty," he said.

According to him, Russia is ready to work with Ukraine on a "memorandum of understanding for a future peace treaty on Ukraine."

"We agreed with the US president that Russia will offer to work on a memorandum with Ukraine, and it is ready. It will include the principles of the settlement, the terms by which a peace treaty can be signed, etc., including a ceasefire for a certain period if an appropriate agreement is reached," Putin said.

"The main issue here is for the Russian and Ukrainian sides to demonstrate their desire for peace and find mutually acceptable solutions for all parties," Putin said, emphasizing that the most important thing for Russia is "eliminating the root causes of this crisis."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also commented on this conversation.

"With sanctions. Russia must end the war it started, and it can start it any day. Ukraine is always ready for peace," he wrote on his Telegram channel.

Zelensky said he spoke with US President Donald Trump twice - before and after his meeting with Putin. The second meeting was also attended by the leaders of France, Italy, Germany, Finland and the EU.

"At the beginning of our bilateral conversation, I confirmed to President Trump that Ukraine is ready for a complete and unconditional ceasefire. This offer should not be watered down. If the Russians are not ready to stop the killing, sanctions should be strengthened. Pressure on Russia will force it to make real peace - this is obvious to the whole world," Zelensky said.

He also noted that Ukraine is ready for direct negotiations with Russia in any format that will yield results.

"Turkey, the Vatican, Switzerland - we are considering all possible venues. Ukraine does not need convincing. Our representatives are ready to accept real solutions. Now the Russian side must also show its readiness for such fruitful negotiations."

BBC correspondent Sergei Goryashko made the following comments about the talks between Trump and Putin:

Trump and Putin issued a brief statement about their third phone call. Both expressed satisfaction with the two-hour conversation and praised each other. Trump praised the "seed and spirit" of the conversation, while Putin thanked Trump for his help in resuming direct talks with Kiev.

The Russian president said he was ready to take steps toward a peace treaty with Ukraine, and the American president confirmed Putin's intentions and promised Russia "huge trade opportunities" after the war ended. He also promised these opportunities to Ukraine.

Trump said Moscow and Kiev should immediately begin talks on a ceasefire. He said the talks should be between the two countries, without intermediaries. But it's not clear what Trump meant by that — the sides had begun the process in Istanbul last week, but after that meeting, a ceasefire seemed unlikely.

Putin, on the other hand, expressed his readiness to work with Ukraine on a "memorandum on a future peace treaty." According to him, this document will also reflect the terms of the agreement and a temporary ceasefire. This formulation contains more conditions, not just a 30-day break, as demanded by US President Trump and Zelensky.

Compared to March, Putin's public attitude towards peace talks has hardly changed. This time, he did not criticize the idea, did not list the "nuances", but again reminded of Russia's clear position.

"The most important thing for us is to eliminate the root causes of this crisis," Putin said, without further clarification.

Following the Russian-Ukrainian talks in Istanbul on May 17, the head of the Russian delegation, Vladimir Medinsky, said that the sides were preparing their own proposals for a ceasefire. According to media sources, Moscow is including in these conditions the complete occupation of five Ukrainian regions (four of which Russia does not fully control).

This is a completely unacceptable condition for Kiev. Therefore, it seems that a peace agreement is not approaching for now. According to Putin's aide Ushakov, the talks did not discuss specific deadlines for the ceasefire.

Trump's comments suggest that Putin has assured him that he is interested in ending the war. But the idea of a current truce has been postponed indefinitely.