The call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin is the first by a US president since Biden spoke to Putin in December 2021 - before the invasion.
Here's what Sky News' experts think about what America's new military policy and these planned negotiations could mean for Russia, the US, and Ukraine - along with its aspirations to join its European allies in NATO.
And stating this in the call with Trump suggests his red lines haven't shifted - no NATO membership for Ukraine, and that Kyiv must withdraw its troops from the four Ukrainian territories Russia currently occupies.
Ukraine seems to be the issue on which everything else hinges when it comes to Washington and Moscow resuming ties - unlock that and Trump seems to believe a relationship can blossom: "We each talked about the strengths of our respective nations, and the great benefit that we will someday have in working together".
In the Oval Office, President Trump refused to say that Ukraine is an equal member of the negotiation with Russia to end the war.
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