Frederick Pleitgen

They believe that this is part of their larger effort that they have been talking about on trying to end the war in Ukraine. Of course, we've heard the Russians be very coy about all this, whether or not there have been direct phone conversations between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

They believe that this is part of their larger effort that they have been talking about on trying to end the war in Ukraine. Of course, we've heard the Russians be very coy about all this, whether or not there have been direct phone conversations between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

But the Russians have said that contacts between the two administrations had been intensifying over the past couple of weeks.

But the Russians have said that contacts between the two administrations had been intensifying over the past couple of weeks.

They believe that this is part of their larger effort that they have been talking about on trying to end the war in Ukraine. Of course, we've heard the Russians be very coy about all this, whether or not there have been direct phone conversations between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

But the Russians have said that contacts between the two administrations had been intensifying over the past couple of weeks.