Michelle Martin

So Asma, before we let you go, are there other issues that you expect these two leaders to discuss?

Donald Trump returned to the White House vowing to end the war in Ukraine, and yesterday he took action.

Donald Trump returned to the White House vowing to end the war in Ukraine, and yesterday he took action.

Donald Trump returned to the White House vowing to end the war in Ukraine, and yesterday he took action.

We want to talk more about this, so we have here with us NPR's Russia correspondent, Charles Mainz. Charles, good morning.

We want to talk more about this, so we have here with us NPR's Russia correspondent, Charles Mainz. Charles, good morning.

We want to talk more about this, so we have here with us NPR's Russia correspondent, Charles Mainz. Charles, good morning.

Let's start with that Putin call. What do we know?

Let's start with that Putin call. What do we know?

Let's start with that Putin call. What do we know?

And of course, there's another key party here, which is Ukraine. What do we know about his conversation with President Zelensky?

And of course, there's another key party here, which is Ukraine. What do we know about his conversation with President Zelensky?

And of course, there's another key party here, which is Ukraine. What do we know about his conversation with President Zelensky?

So, Charles, another issue here, Russia's release of Mark Fogel, an American schoolteacher who was serving a long sentence in Russia on charges he brought marijuana into the country illegally. Do we know more about the trade now, more details about this?

So, Charles, another issue here, Russia's release of Mark Fogel, an American schoolteacher who was serving a long sentence in Russia on charges he brought marijuana into the country illegally. Do we know more about the trade now, more details about this?

So, Charles, another issue here, Russia's release of Mark Fogel, an American schoolteacher who was serving a long sentence in Russia on charges he brought marijuana into the country illegally. Do we know more about the trade now, more details about this?

That is NPR's Russia correspondent, Charles Mains. Charles, thank you.

That is NPR's Russia correspondent, Charles Mains. Charles, thank you.

That is NPR's Russia correspondent, Charles Mains. Charles, thank you.

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