New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- US President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he had a "lengthy and highly productive" phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to Trump, the two leaders discussed a range of topics, including the war in Ukraine, the Middle East, energy, artificial intelligence, and the global financial system.

Trump stated that both he and Putin agreed on the need to halt the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, emphasizing that "millions of deaths" must be prevented. He claimed that had he been president, the war would not have started in the first place.

"We want to stop the millions of deaths taking place in the War with Russia/Ukraine," Trump wrote, adding that Putin supported his campaign slogan ...