Trump-Putin call on Feb 12, 2025 not confirmed by sources
OCCURRED Feb 12 · 12:00 UTCRECORDED 2026-09-02T03:35:29.470Zfact_cznosqk5vg
⚠ DISPUTEDfactrepo verdict
The claim that Trump and Putin held a phone call on 12 February 2025 is not supported by the provided sources, which report calls in July 2026. Multiple credible outlets (CBS News, CNBC, Yahoo/AFP) confirm separate calls between Trump and Putin and Zelenskyy on 5 July 2026, but none mention a call on the claimed date. The absence of any source for the specific date and the presence of conflicting dates make the claim unverifiable as stated.
The claim states that Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin held a phone call on 12 February 2025, the first confirmed direct contact in years. However, the provided sources report calls between the two leaders on 5 July 2026, not February 2025. CBS News and CNBC report separate calls by Trump with Putin and Zelenskyy on that date, while Yahoo/AFP quotes the Kremlin confirming Trump offered to help end the Ukraine war. No source mentions a call on 12 February 2025, and the first confirmed contact appears to be later, making the claim's date incorrect.
ACTORS Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy#trump-putin-call #ukraine-war #diplomacy #russia-us-relations
SOURCES (3)
- [1]Trump holds separate calls with Putin and Zelenskyy on ending war in UkraineCBS News · www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-putin-zelenskyy-war-ukraine-russia-call/
- [2]Trump's calls, Ukraine's strikes and Russia's barrage on Kyiv put markets on alertCNBC · www.cnbc.com/2026/07/06/ukraine-russia-kyiv-trump-putin-zelenskyy.html
- [3]Trump offers to help end Russia-Ukraine war in Putin call, Kremlin saysYahoo · www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-offers-help-end-russia-080615553.html
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