On a Monday in early September, the Kremlin signaled that Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump might soon speak by phone, though no time has been set. The opening comes after a three-hour meeting in Moscow with two American envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, and it follows their planned travel to Kyiv. Like many pauses in a long conflict, this one holds a possibility rather than a promise, and the world is left to wait and see whether a door left ajar will swing open. The account reaches us through Kremlin voices, so its shape is still awaiting the views of Washington and Kyiv.
Putin and Trump May Speak by Phone After US Envoys Visit Moscow and Kyiv, Kremlin Says
The door is described as open, with no venue and no date attached.
Mark
Why does a maybe-phone-call deserve attention at all?
Mimi
Because of the sequence. Putin met Witkoff and Kushner for about three hours on Saturday, and now the Kremlin is saying a leader-level call may follow the envoys' trips to Moscow and Kyiv.
Luke
Keep the word "may" in view, though. Peskov offered a possibility. No date, no confirmation from Washington in this report.
Mark
Who was in the room on Saturday?
Mimi
Putin, Witkoff, Kushner, plus Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov and Kirill Dmitriev, who handles investment and economic cooperation abroad. Dmitriev's presence suggests economics sits alongside the diplomacy.
Luke
That's an inference. The report lists attendees and duration; it says nothing about what was actually discussed.
Mark
And the trilateral talks with Ukraine?
Mimi
Peskov said they aren't ruled out, but it's premature to discuss place or timing.
Luke
Which is a long way from announcing them. Not ruling something out costs nothing to say.
Mark
Why bring up Norway in the same briefing?
Mimi
Peskov called its border buildup a security threat and a reason for retaliatory measures, echoing Ambassador Nikolai Korchunov's warning about long-range systems near the border.
Luke
Both are Russian statements. We have no Norwegian response here, so the characterization of the deployments is Moscow's.
O Pulso
- A Kremlin spokesman dangled the prospect of a Putin-Trump phone call without offering a date or time.
- Three hours of talks with US envoys in the Kremlin left most of their substance unrevealed.
- Moscow keeps a Russia-US-Ukraine negotiating format on the table, yet refuses to say where or when it might meet.
- Norway's border military buildup has been branded a security threat, raising the temperature on Russia's northern flank.
- Everything now hinges on whether Washington and Kyiv confirm a call and whether trilateral talks finally get a venue and date.
On a Monday in early September, the Kremlin signaled that Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump might soon speak by phone, though no time has been set. The opening comes after a three-hour meeting in Moscow with two American envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, and it follows their planned travel to Kyiv. Like many pauses in a long conflict, this one holds a possibility rather than a promise, and the world is left to wait and see whether a door left ajar will swing open. The account reaches us through Kremlin voices, so its shape is still awaiting the views of Washington and Kyiv.
On Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump may speak by phone once American envoys have visited Moscow and Kyiv. It was a possibility, not a scheduled event, and no date or time was given.
The groundwork was laid two days earlier, when Putin met Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Kremlin for roughly three hours. Yury Ushakov and Kirill Dmitriev were also present. What was discussed beyond who attended and how long it lasted has not been disclosed.
Peskov said Moscow does not rule out resuming talks in a Russia-US-Ukraine format, but called it premature to discuss where or when such talks might take place. He also turned to Norway, calling its military buildup along the Russian border a security threat that Moscow regards as grounds for retaliatory measures. Earlier that day, Russia's ambassador in Oslo, Nikolai Korchunov, had warned of long-range Norwegian systems near the frontier.
The account comes from Sputnik and relays Kremlin statements, with no comment yet from Washington or Kyiv. The next signals to watch are whether the call is confirmed and whether trilateral talks gain a date.
On Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump may speak by phone once American negotiators have made their visits to Moscow and Kyiv. The remark, relayed by Sputnik, offers a possibility rather than a scheduled event, and no date or time for a call was given.
The groundwork came two days earlier. On Saturday, Putin received Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, two of Trump's special envoys, at the Kremlin. The meeting ran for roughly three hours. Also at the table were Yury Ushakov, a Kremlin aide, and Kirill Dmitriev, who heads the Russian Direct Investment Fund and serves as the president's special representative for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries.
Peskov's framing ties the possible call to the envoys' travel to both capitals. The account describes a sequence in which the Americans speak with Moscow and with Kyiv, and the leaders may then talk directly. Nothing in the report says what was discussed in the Kremlin meeting beyond who attended and how long it lasted.
Peskov also addressed the larger question of negotiations. Moscow, he said, does not rule out resuming talks in a Russia-US-Ukraine format. But he called it premature to speak about where such talks would be held or when. So the door is described as open, with no venue and no date attached.
The spokesman also turned to Norway. He described Norway's military buildup along its border with Russia as a security threat, one that Moscow regards as grounds for retaliatory measures. Earlier the same day, Nikolai Korchunov, Russia's ambassador in Oslo, had said that Norway is increasing its military presence in border regions. He singled out the deployment of Norwegian long-range systems near the frontier, saying it poses a threat and raises the risk of unintended escalation.
A note on sourcing: the report comes from Sputnik, a Russian state-affiliated outlet, and it relays statements by Kremlin officials. The possibility of a call and the description of the Saturday meeting are the Kremlin's account. The piece carries no comment from Washington or Kyiv.
What to watch next is simple. Whether a Putin-Trump call is actually confirmed, and by whom, will show how far this goes. So will whether trilateral talks are given a place and a date, which Peskov said they do not yet have.
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A Putin-Trump phone call may follow the US negotiators' visits to Moscow and Kyiv.— Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesman
Resuming Russia-US-Ukraine talks is not ruled out, but it is premature to discuss place and timing.— Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesman
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