On March 18th local time, US President Trump and Russian President Putin had a phone call. The Russian satellite news agency quoted Russian State Duma member Yevgeny Popov as saying that the call lasted for 2 hours and 28 minutes. The media also mentioned that this phone call was the longest in the history of the leaders of Russia and the United States.

At present, there are different opinions from all parties regarding the duration of this call. According to an interview clip recorded by Trump on Fox News Channel's "Ingram Point" program, his conversation with Putin lasted about two hours. According to White House officials cited by NBC on the 18th, the conversation between Trump and Putin lasted about an hour and a half.

The phone call between Trump and Putin on the 18th has attracted widespread attention. The Kremlin website reported that the leaders of the two countries continued to have detailed and candid exchanges of views on the situation in Ukraine. The briefing stated that Putin reiterated the principle of resolving conflicts through peaceful means and expressed willingness to work with US partners to carefully study possible mediation paths.

On the same day, Trump posted on his social media platform "Real Social" that his phone conversation with Putin was "very good and productive". He stated that both sides agreed that Russia and Ukraine would simultaneously abandon the proposal to attack each other's energy infrastructure, and agreed to quickly work towards achieving a comprehensive ceasefire, ultimately ending the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Trump said that both sides discussed many elements of a peace agreement, and Russian President Putin and Ukrainian President Zelensky both hope to end the war. Trump said he hopes to complete this task.