The White House has released a photo of a phone call between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
The photo was posted on the White House's page on the social network X.
“President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with President Putin in the Oval Office“, the caption to the photo says.
President Donald J. Trump on the phone with President Putin in the Oval Office. pic.twitter.com/RkWReNAT2b
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 19, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Vice President JD Vance are pictured in the Oval Office.
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky earlier said that Trump had called Putin while discussing Ukraine's security guarantees with European leaders. According to Zelensky, the US president explained that he wanted to call the head of the Russian Federation to provide feedback to the meeting participants.