Afghanistan, Feb. 13 -- The Kremlin announced on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had held a discussion with U.S. President Donald Trump regarding ending the war in Ukraine and had invited Trump to visit Moscow.

According to the state news agency TASS, Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesperson, stated that Putin and Trump also discussed the Middle East, bilateral relations, Ukraine, and prisoner exchanges between Washington and Moscow.

Peskov added, "The Russian president invited the U.S. president to visit Moscow and expressed his readiness to host American officials [for talks] on issues of mutual interest, including resolving the Ukraine conflict."

The Kremlin spokesperson further noted that "Putin and Trump also agreed t...