IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.Skip to ContentLocalShare & Save —My NewsManage ProfileEmail PreferencesSign OutSearchSearchProfileSign Out Sign InCreate your free profileSectionsLocaltvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC News news AlertsThere are no new alerts at this timeSearchSearchTrump says call with Putin yielded no progress on a Russia-Ukraine ceasefireThe president repeatedly said on the campaign trail that he would bring an end to the war in the first 24 hours of his second term.Get more newsLiveonJuly 3, 2025, 7:21 PM EDTBy and Tara PrindivillePresident Donald Trump said he "didn't make any progress" toward a potential ceasefire in when he spoke by phone Thursday with Russian President Vladimir Putin."No, I didn't make any progress with him today at all," Trump told reporters when asked about his call with Putin earlier in the day."We had a call. It was a pretty long call. We talked about a lot of things, including Iran, and we also talked about, as you know, the war with Ukraine. And I'm not happy about that, I'm not happy," Trump said.Putin aide Yury Ushakov said in a readout of the call that the two leaders held a conversation and that Trump raised the possibility of an immediate ceasefire in Russia's war with Ukraine but that Putin did not agree. Putin said Russia "will pursue its stated objectives" in the conflict, and continues to look for a political resolution to the conflict through negotiations, Ushakov added.The last publicly known call between Putin and Trump took place last month in a discussion that involved the Israel-Iran conflict, according to a by Trump. They about the Ukraine-Russia war.Representatives from Russia and Ukraine , but there weren’t any breakthroughs.Trump and some of his allies on Capitol Hill are seeking to secure a permanent ceasefire.Trump repeatedly said on the campaign trail that he would bring an end to the conflict of his second term. During a presidential debate in September, he said he could resolve the conflict "before I even become president."Speaking to reporters Thursday, Trump was also asked about a U.S. pause in shipping missiles and ammunition to Ukraine. Trump denied there was a pause."We haven’t, we’re giving weapons because we’ve given so many weapons, but we are giving weapons, and we’re working with them and trying to help them," Trump said. "But we haven’t, you know, Biden emptied our whole country giving ‘em weapons, and we have to make sure that we have enough for ourselves."NBC News reported this week that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had over concerns about the U.S. military’s stockpiles, according to two congressional officials and two sources with knowledge of the decision.Zoë Richards is a politics reporter for NBC News.Tara PrindivilleTara Prindiville is a White House producer for NBC News.Nnamdi Egwuonwu and Isabella Colletta contributed.© 2025 NBCUniversal Media, LLC, Trump Says Call with Putin Yields No Progress on Ukraine Cease-Fire The apparent impasse came during a roughly hourlong conversation between the leaders on Thursday morning. Share full article, President Trump said Thursday he made “no progress” during his call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on attempts to broker a ceasefire in Ukraine..