During a phone call, US President Donald Trump emphasized to Russian leader Vladimir Putin that he should meet directly with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, urging him to be "realistic." This is reported by UNN with reference to Axios.
As the publication notes, Trump called Putin on Monday evening and told the Russian president that "he would have to meet directly with Zelensky and urged him to be 'realistic'."
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