Trump offers to help Putin find Ukraine deal, says Kremlin

On 5 July 2026, Russia's Kremlin said that Trump offered to help Putin find a deal with Ukraine during a 90-minute phone call held on 4 July. Moscow described the call as 'businesslike', and a Kremlin aide said Trump made the offer. Trump also spoke separately with Zelenskyy, ahead of the NATO summit.

The Times of India and other outlets reported that Trump offered to help end the Ukraine war, and NDTV noted that he had made the offer before. Al Jazeera reported that Kyiv denied that Kostiantynivka had fallen.