# US president Donald Trump says he has spoken to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, since last week’s meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders at the White House. Last week, Russia launched 574 drones and 40 missiles on Ukraine in one of the heaviest bombardments in weeks. Ukraine attacked Russian power and energy facilities over the weekend. Trump says he believes that Putin does want the war to be over:
Trump says he’s spoken to Putin since last Monday’s talks with Zelensky [SOUND]
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