Trump, Putin hold ‘frank’ phone call as US restarts Ukraine deal efforts

The phone call comes after US special envoys travelled to Russia and Ukraine to discuss ‘a proposal to end the war’.

United States President Donald Trump has spoken by phone with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as the White House ramps up efforts to reach a peace deal in Ukraine.

On Tuesday, Yury Ushakov, Putin’s foreign affairs adviser, described the two leaders...