{"id":2027692,"date":"2026-07-05T08:43:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T05:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2027692"},"modified":"2026-07-05T08:43:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T05:43:05","slug":"zelenskyy-and-putin-hold-fourth-of-july-phone-calls-with-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2027692","title":{"rendered":"Zelenskyy and Putin hold Fourth of July phone calls with Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/82\/57\/41\/1200x675_cmsv2_00befb9f-00d0-571c-8ce6-f367fe64e524-9825741.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2907386-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2907386\" data-cid=\"9825748\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2907386-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/82\/57\/42\/189x106_cmsv2_94a9a9fe-1e8e-5cff-b1e5-9e526b34e06c-9825742.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Placard reading \u201cWhat happened to the revenge for our Imam\u2019s blood?\u201d, Saturday 4 July 2026, Tehran Mosalla\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    World News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Eulogist at Khamenei funeral in Iran calls for death of Donald Trump\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2907387-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2907387\" data-cid=\"9825777\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2907387-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/82\/57\/43\/189x106_cmsv2_fa93c903-fab8-5ed1-bbac-8a4f67a719cd-9825743.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Archaeologist at the Moesgaard Museum, Liv Stidsing Reher-Langberg, holds a glass bead from the Viking Age, found on 22 June 2026 near Aarhus, Denmark\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Culture news<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Spectacular find: 1,000-year-old Viking textile factory unearthed\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2907389-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2907389\" data-cid=\"9825746\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2907389-label-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/82\/57\/46\/189x106_cmsv2_b4a64bc4-fa7e-5a5d-b036-4eaf64e29e84-9825746.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The Parian Chronicle Hotel Paros just opened\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Travel News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Boutique hotel with pools and Jacuzzis for every room opens in Paros\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2907365-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2907365\" data-cid=\"9825672\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2907365-label-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/82\/56\/72\/189x106_cmsv2_1a46d589-c552-5886-ac70-3b244d8c0554-9825672.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"President Donald Trump speaks at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Friday, July 3, 2026, near Keystone, S.D.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    USA<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    &#8216;The American Dream is back,&#8217; 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loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        Yuri Ushakov, a Russian presidential aide, said Putin and Trump discussed &#8220;the issue of the Ukrainian settlement&#8221; in a phone call that lasted an hour and twenty-five minutes.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content js-article-content\">\n<p>US President Donald Trump spoke with the leaders of both Ukraine and Russia on Saturday amid the US&#8217;s Fourth of July celebrations, Kyiv and Moscow said.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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Last month, however, Trump sang Zelenskyy&#8217;s praises, calling his Ukrainian counterpart &#8220;courageous&#8221; and saying he was &#8220;doing pretty well&#8221; in the war against Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin also spoke with Trump on Saturday, the Kremlin announced.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Yuri Ushakov, a presidential aide, said Putin offered his congratulations to Trump on the American holiday in a phone call that lasted an hour and twenty-five minutes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Presidents naturally touched upon the issue of the Ukrainian settlement, including in light of Donald Trump\u2019s forthcoming participation in the NATO summit in Turkey on 7\u20138 July,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that Trump had &#8220;reaffirmed his readiness to facilitate the earliest possible cessation of hostilities and the search for peaceful solutions to overcome the crisis&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>It comes after Russia launched a major attack on Kyiv earlier this week, killing at least 30 people and injuring dozens more. On Friday evening, Ukrainian forces carried out their own strikes on oil infrastructure sites near the Russian city of Saint Petersburg.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/82\/57\/41\/808x539_cmsv2_9762d06c-173f-5120-bb02-434ef7c5356b-9825741.jpg\" alt=\"Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to President and Chairman of the Management Board of VTB Bank Andrey Kostin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Friday, July 3, 2026.\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to President and Chairman of the Management Board of VTB Bank Andrey Kostin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Friday, July 3, 2026.<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Sputnik<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The 2026 NATO summit will see allies convene to discuss a range of defence-related topics, including investment, industry, and support for Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p>NATO members agreed in 2025 to invest 5% of GDP in defence by the year 2035, with 3.5% going to core defence requirements and 1.5% to broader defence- and security-related investments.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has long been critical of his European allies&#8217; defence spending and has repeatedly called for them to invest more into their own security.<\/p>\n<p>Allies will be hoping to use the Turkey summit to cool tensions with Trump, which have mounted over the Iran war and the US&#8217;s pursuit of Greenland.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking from Brussels in June, US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth said Europe must take the lead on 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How worried should Europe be?<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2907245-pos4-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-video the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2907245\" data-cid=\"9825297\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Ukraine strikes oil infrastructure near Saint Petersburg<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2906693-pos5-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2906693\" data-cid=\"9824434\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Second World War gun recovered from river in Germany<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">US President Donald Trump spoke with the leaders of both Ukraine and Russia on Saturday amid the US&#8217;s Fourth of July celebrations, Kyiv and Moscow said.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had a &#8220;very good phone call&#8221; with Trump, in which he congratulated the US on its 250th birthday and discussed the current situation on the front lines of the war in Ukraine.Zelenskyy added that there was a &#8220;real prospect&#8221; of ending the conflict and that he and Trump had agreed to continue their talks during the upcoming NATO Summit in Ankara, which is set to take place from 7 to 8 July.Zelenskyy and Trump have endured an up and down relationship since the latter&#8217;s return to the White House, marked most notably by a heated Oval Office exchange in early 2025. Last month, however, Trump sang Zelenskyy&#8217;s praises, calling his Ukrainian counterpart &#8220;courageous&#8221; and saying he was &#8220;doing pretty well&#8221; in the war against Russia.Russian President Vladimir Putin also spoke with Trump on Saturday, the Kremlin announced.In a statement, Yuri Ushakov, a presidential aide, said Putin offered his congratulations to Trump on the American holiday in a phone call that lasted an hour and twenty-five minutes.&#8221;The Presidents naturally touched upon the issue of the Ukrainian settlement, including in light of Donald Trump\u2019s forthcoming participation in the NATO summit in Turkey on 7\u20138 July,&#8221; he said.He added that Trump had &#8220;reaffirmed his readiness to facilitate the earliest possible cessation of hostilities and the search for peaceful solutions to overcome the crisis&#8221;.It comes after Russia launched a major attack on Kyiv earlier this week, killing at least 30 people and injuring dozens more. On Friday evening, Ukrainian forces carried out their own strikes on oil infrastructure sites near the Russian city of Saint Petersburg.The 2026 NATO summit will see allies convene to discuss a range of defence-related topics, including investment, industry, and support for Kyiv.NATO members agreed in 2025 to invest 5% of GDP in defence by the year 2035, with 3.5% going to core defence requirements and 1.5% to broader defence- and security-related investments.Trump has long been critical of his European allies&#8217; defence spending and has repeatedly called for them to invest more into their own security.Allies will be hoping to use the Turkey summit to cool tensions with Trump, which have mounted over the Iran war and the US&#8217;s pursuit of Greenland.Speaking from Brussels in June, US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth said Europe must take the lead on building a revamped &#8220;NATO 3.0&#8221; and creating a &#8220;real, hardline military alliance&#8221;.&#8221;NATO 3.0 is post-Cold War recognition that needs to go back to a real, hardline military alliance that has real military capabilities capable of deterring right here on the continent and taking the lead for the conventional defence of Europe,&#8221; Hegseth said.<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/07\/05\/zelenskyy-and-putin-hold-fourth-of-july-phone-calls-with-trump&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/82\/57\/41\/1200x675_cmsv2_00befb9f-00d0-571c-8ce6-f367fe64e524-9825741.jpg&#8221;] World News Eulogist at Khamenei funeral in Iran calls for death of Donald Trump Culture news Spectacular find: 1,000-year-old Viking textile factory unearthed Travel News Boutique hotel with pools and Jacuzzis for every room opens in Paros USA &#8216;The American Dream is back,&#8217; Trump says during Fourth of July speech World News [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[226,36],"class_list":["post-2027692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international","tag-crawlmanager","tag-euronews-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2027692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2027692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2027692\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2027692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2027692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2027692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}