"Lukashenko welcomed steps that are being taken toward settling the Ukrainian crisis and, in turn, told Putin about his phone call with Donald Trump om August 15," the Kremlin press service said

"Lukashenko welcomed steps that are being taken toward settling the Ukrainian crisis and, in turn, told Putin about his phone call with Donald Trump om August 15," the Kremlin…

Shavkat Mirziyoyev highly assessed the positive dynamic in the Russian-US top-level dialogue and stressed the importance of reaching a peaceful settlement in Ukraine

According to the Kremlin, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev congratulated the Russian leader on the successful talks aiming to reach a lasting settlement to the Ukrainian crisis

TASS has compiled the key facts about the Russian leader's international phone talks

Zelensky is expected to meet Trump for crunch talks on the war in Ukraine in the wake of the U.S. president's historic summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska last week.

According to Yury Ushakov, the phone conversation was initiated by Donald Trump

The US leader briefed his Russia counterpart on his talks with Vladimir Zelensky and a number of European leaders

The US President spoke with Putin on Monday following a 'very good' meeting with European leaders and the Ukrainian president, Trump said. 'We are ready,' Zelensky told reporters…

The US president conceded the war in Ukraine was "tough to solve" after several days of high-level talks.