Trump’s Call With Putin Yields No Progress on Ukraine War
So, just recently, President Trump had another phone call with Vladimir Putin—their sixth since Trump returned to the White House—and it went about as well as the previous ones, which is to say: nowhere. Trump himself admitted, “I didn’t make any progress with him at all,” referring to the Ukrainian conflict that continues to rage on. The call, which lasted nearly an hour, didn’t lead to any breakthroughs or changes in direction. And notably, they didn’t even bring up the recent pause in U.S. weapons shipments to Ukraine, something you’d expect to be at the top of the agenda considering the timing.
Putin, sticking to his long-held position, repeated that Russia’s military campaign would not end until the so-called “root causes” of the war were addressed. Now, let’s be clear—that’s Kremlin-speak for pushing back on NATO expansion and limiting Western support for Ukraine. These are not new demands, and they’ve been consistently rejected by Ukraine and its allies. Trump, though, has shown sympathy in the past for those arguments, which is part of why this situation is politically charged even at home, where some Republicans are pressing him to take a tougher stance on Moscow.
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Just hours after the call ended, Russia launched yet another drone attack on Kyiv, injuring at least 14 people and setting parts of the capital ablaze. Fires broke out across six different districts, including residential areas and even a medical facility. Ukraine, for its part, responded with a drone strike near Moscow, damaging a substation in the religiously symbolic town of Sergiyev Posad.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is trying to stay connected with Washington. He said he hopes to speak directly with Trump, possibly within the next day, especially about the paused U.S. military aid. This pause, reportedly due to stockpile shortages, comes at a terrible time as Ukraine braces for an intensified Russian summer offensive. And the stakes are high. Ukraine is running low on critical air defenses, and recent Russian strikes have claimed dozens of civilian lives. At the funeral of a Ukrainian F-16 pilot, one senior commander made it clear: without consistent access to weapons and munitions, Ukraine’s position becomes increasingly vulnerable.
In parallel to the battlefield developments, there are economic moves underway. A U.S. company, Techmet, is preparing to bid on Ukraine’s lithium resources as part of a joint reconstruction fund between the two countries. It’s a reminder that even amid war, plans for rebuilding are already taking shape—especially in sectors like critical minerals, where Ukraine holds valuable reserves.
Adding to the tension, Russia announced the capture of the Ukrainian village of Milove, a border town that hadn’t seen significant movement since the beginning of the war in 2022. And in the Russian-occupied city of Luhansk, a high-profile assassination targeted a former official, a move that underscores the continued covert operations and instability inside territories controlled by Moscow.
To sum it up: the call between Trump and Putin was largely symbolic, a diplomatic gesture without substance. As both leaders stick to their positions, the situation on the ground only grows more dangerous, and Ukraine’s future remains entangled in geopolitical deadlock.
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