Donald Trump announces plan to end Ukraine war after phone call with Vladimir Putin

US President Donald Trump's call with Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly went well and will result in "successful" negotiations.

Trump posted on Truth Social about his "lengthy and highly productive phone call" with Putin with whom he claimed to have discussed "Ukraine, the Middle East, Energy, Artificial Intelligence, the power of the Dollar, and various other subjects."

"We each talked about the strengths of our respective Nations, and the great benefit that we will someday have in working together. But first, as we both agreed, we want to stop the millions of deaths taking place in the War with Russia/Ukraine," Trump wrote.

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Putin allegedly touted Trump's campaign motto of 'common sense' during their call.

"We both believe very strongly in it. We agreed to work together, very closely, including visiting each other’s Nations. We have also agreed to have our respective teams start negotiations immediately, and we will begin by calling President Zelenskyy, of Ukraine, to inform him of the conversation, something which I will be doing right now," he said.

Trump said that the negotiations will be led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Director of the CIA John Ratcliffe, National Security Advisor Michael Waltz, and Ambassador and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff.

Trump showed confidence in the negotiations being "successful."

Trump reiterated his previous claims about how the Russian invasion of Ukraine would not have taken place had he been the President in 2022 when the war began instead of his predecessor Joe Biden.

He also thanked Putin for releasing 63-year-old Marc Fogel, a history teacher who was detained in Moscow three years ago after authorities in Russia discovered he had cannabis on him, and subsequently, Mr Fogel was charged with drug smuggling. The family says the marijuana was kept for medical purposes.

"I believe this effort will lead to a successful conclusion, hopefully soon!" Trump said.

Meanwhile, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's latest comments about Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the American stance on it are far from what NATO nations wanted to hear.

"A durable peace for Ukraine must include robust security guarantees to ensure that the war will not begin again," he said.

However, he said Ukraine should not expect any help from the US amid Moscow ramping up the three-year-long war.

"To be clear, as part of any security guarantee, there will not be US troops deployed to Ukraine," Hegseth said.