US President Donald Trump revealed he made no progress with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a phone call aimed at resolving the ongoing Ukraine conflict. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Trump said the call covered multiple issues,

Putin told Trump during the call that Russia won’t back down from its goals in Ukraine, according to Yuri Ushakov, a close adviser to the Russian president, despite the U.S. leader’s calls for a speedy end of the conflict.

During their telephonic conversation, Putin made it clear that Russia will "not back down" on its goal of "eliminating" the root cause of the war in Ukraine, Al Jazeera reported.