[Trump and Putin Hold Phone Call, Focus on Ending Ukraine Conflict Quickly] Golden Finance reports that on September 8, the Kremlin stated: Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump held a phone call that lasted one hour. U.S. President Trump focused on efforts to end the Ukraine conflict as quickly as possible. Both Trump and Putin evaluated the visit of the U.S. envoy, and Russia emphasized that it has no hostile plans toward Europe. Russian President Putin expressed support for the idea of restoring U.S.-Russia relations. Putin and Trump also discussed matters related to a prisoner exchange. Additionally, Putin informed Trump about measures the U.S. could take to expedite the resolution of the conflict and provided Trump with Russia's assessment of the battlefield situation.