[UPDATE] Trump says Russia's president wants a Ukraine peace deal after their phone call

Russia said the call took place Tuesday, Sept. 8, CBS News reported. Trump blamed the impasse on "two people that hate each other"; the White House released no account of the call.

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Sept. 5–7 — Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Russian and Ukrainian leaders during temporary pauses in attacks on the capitals; no terms of the proposal they carried were made public.
Sept. 8 — Russia resumed strikes on Kyiv after the pause, killing at least two, CBS News reported; the U.S. envoys' trip ended without a breakthrough.