President Trump said on Wednesday that he had a “lengthy and highly productive phone call” with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, characterizing it as the beginning of a negotiation to end the war in Ukraine.

周三，特朗普总统表示自己与俄罗斯总统普京进行了“富有成效的长时间电话通话”，并称这是结束乌克兰战争谈判的开始。

It was the first confirmed conversation between the two men during Mr. Trump’s second term, coming as Mr. Trump has made clear to advisers that finding a U.S.-backed end to a war that Russia began is a priority for his administration.

这是特朗普第二任期内两人之间首次得到确认的通话，此前特朗普已向顾问们明确表示，在美国的支持下结束这场由俄罗斯挑起的战争是其政府的首要任务。

“We each talked about the strengths of our respective Nations, and the great benefit that we will someday have in working together,” Mr. Trump wrote in a social media post. “But first, as we both agreed, we want to stop the millions of deaths taking place in the War with Russia/Ukraine.” (An estimated several hundred thousand deaths have occurred in the conflict, not millions.)

“我们都谈到了各自国家的优势，以及我们有一天可以在合作中获得的巨大利益，”特朗普在社交媒体上写道。“但首先，正如我们双方都同意的那样，我们希望制止数百万人在俄乌战争中丧生。”（据估计，这场冲突造成数以十万计的人数死亡，而不是数以百万计的人数。）

For Mr. Putin, the call was a major milestone, signifying the collapse of Western efforts to isolate him diplomatically after he invaded Ukraine nearly three years ago. Ever since Mr. Trump’s re-election in November, the Russian president has heaped praise on Mr. Trump, underlining the Kremlin’s hope that the new American leader could reshape Moscow’s relationship with Washington and back away from supporting Ukraine.

对普京来说，这次通话是一个重要的里程碑，标志着西方在近三年前他入侵乌克兰后在外交上孤立他的努力已经失败。特朗普去年11月再次当选以来，这位俄罗斯总统一直对特朗普大加赞赏，这凸显出克里姆林宫希望这位新的美国领导人能够重塑莫斯科与华盛顿的关系，不再支持乌克兰。

The conversation between the two presidents came a day after Russia agreed to release an imprisoned American teacher in exchange for the United States returning a convicted cybercriminal to Russia.

在两国总统进行对话的前一天，俄罗斯同意释放一名被监禁的美国教师，以换取美国将一名被定罪的网络罪犯送回俄罗斯。

Mr. Trump, for whom fear of a nuclear war dates back decades, has long sought a better relationship with Russia. At a summit with Mr. Putin in Helsinki, Finland, in his first term, Mr. Trump accepted Mr. Putin’s statement that Russia did not interfere in the election he had won, a view that contradicted the assessment of U.S. intelligence officials.

特朗普对核战争的恐惧可以追溯到几十年前，长期以来，他一直在寻求与俄罗斯建立更好的关系。在他第一任期内与普京在芬兰赫尔辛基的峰会上，特朗普接受了普京的说法，即俄罗斯没有干预他赢得的选举，这一观点与美国情报官员的评估相矛盾。

Mr. Trump campaigned last year on a pledge to settle the war in Ukraine in “24 hours,” a hyperbolic description of his own deal-making skills that nonetheless underscored how important achieving a peace agreement was to him.

特朗普去年竞选时承诺在“24小时”内解决乌克兰战争，这是对他自己交易能力的夸张描述，但也凸显了达成和平协议对他的重要性。

His announcement of a plan to work with Russia on a cease-fire comes amid fears in Ukraine that Mr. Putin and Mr. Trump would forge a close relationship that would push Ukraine to the sidelines in any peace talks.

在他宣布计划与俄罗斯合作实现停火时，乌克兰担心普京和特朗普会建立密切关系，从而使得乌克兰被排除在任何和平谈判之外。

After speaking to Mr. Trump on Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine emphasized that he would be part of the process, writing on social media that he and the U.S. president were “charting our next steps to stop Russian aggression and ensure a lasting, reliable peace. As President Trump said, ‘Let’s get it done.’”

乌克兰总统泽连斯基在周三与特朗普通话后强调，他将参与这一进程，他在社交媒体上写道，他和美国总统正在“规划我们下一步的行动，以阻止俄罗斯的侵略，确保持久、可靠的和平”。正如特朗普总统所说，‘咱们把这件事办成。’”

Mr. Trump said his conversation with Mr. Zelensky “went very well.”

特朗普表示，他与泽连斯基的谈话“非常顺利”。

“He, like President Putin, wants to make PEACE,” Mr. Trump wrote in a post, adding that an initial meeting would be held on Friday in Munich, with a delegation led by Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

“他和普京总统一样，希望实现和平，”特朗普在帖子中写道。他还表示，双方将于周五在慕尼黑举行首次会晤，届时由副总统JD·万斯和国务卿马尔科·鲁比奥率领的代表团将会出席。

Mr. Trump did not elaborate on how Mr. Zelensky would factor into the discussions that he and Mr. Putin were setting in motion. Mr. Trump has long been skeptical of Ukraine and has never warmed to Mr. Zelensky.

特朗普没有详细说明泽连斯基将如何参与他和普京正在启动的讨论。特朗普长期以来一直对乌克兰持怀疑态度，从未对泽连斯基表现出好感。

The Kremlin’s spokesman, Dmitri S. Peskov, told reporters that Mr. Putin’s call with Mr. Trump lasted almost an hour and a half.

克里姆林宫发言人德米特里·佩斯科夫告诉记者，普京与特朗普的通话持续了近一个半小时。

He said that the two men agreed to hold a personal meeting and that Mr. Putin invited Mr. Trump to visit Moscow, something that Mr. Trump also alluded to in his social media post. Mr. Putin agreed with Mr. Trump that “the time has come for our countries to work together,” Mr. Peskov said.

他说，两人同意举行私人会晤，普京邀请特朗普访问莫斯科，特朗普在社交媒体帖子中也提到了这件事。普京同意特朗普的看法，即“现在是我们两国合作的时候了”，佩斯科夫说。

On Ukraine, Mr. Putin told Mr. Trump of “the need to eliminate the root causes of the conflict,” Mr. Peskov said. That was a sign that the Russian president would not accept a simple cease-fire in Ukraine and would seek broader concessions from Ukraine and the West before he stopped fighting.

佩斯科夫说，在乌克兰问题上，普京告诉特朗普，“需要消除冲突的根源。”这表明，俄罗斯总统不会接受在乌克兰的简单停火，停止战斗之前他会寻求乌克兰和西方做出更广泛的让步。

The Ukrainians appear to be facing an effort in which they have little leverage. The call between Mr. Putin and Mr. Trump came on the same day that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, speaking at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, said that it was an “unrealistic” objective for Ukraine to restore its borders as they were before 2014, when Russia annexed Crimea. Mr. Hegseth added that the United States did not support Ukraine’s desire to join NATO as part of a realistic peace plan.

乌克兰人似乎正面临着一场他们几乎没有筹码的努力。普京和特朗普通电话的同一天，美国国防部长皮特·海格塞斯在布鲁塞尔的北约总部发表讲话称，让乌克兰恢复到2014年俄罗斯吞并克里米亚之前的边界是“不现实的”目标。海格塞斯还表示，美国不支持将乌克兰加入北约的愿望作为现实和平计划的一部分。

Mr. Hegseth also suggested that Europe needed to assume a greater role in its own defense, echoing a point that Mr. Trump has made for many years.

海格塞斯还表示，欧洲需要在自身防务中发挥更大的作用，这与特朗普多年来一直提出的观点相应。

Mr. Trump echoed his defense secretary later on Wednesday, telling reporters that “it’s unlikely” that Ukraine would return to its pre-2014 borders. “They took a lot of land and they fought for that land,” he said. The president then added that he thought that “some of it will come back.”

周三晚些时候，特朗普呼应了他的防长的看法，对记者表示，乌克兰“不太可能”回到2014年之前的边界。他说：“他们夺取了很多土地，为这些土地而战。”总统接着说，他认为“其中一些土地会回来”。

But Mr. Trump also said that he intended to continue sending financial support to Ukraine, adding that he wanted it “secured.” “If we didn’t do that, Putin would say he won,” Mr. Trump said, in the clearest indication he has given that he recognizes that the aid is leverage in acquiring a deal.

但特朗普也表示，他打算继续向乌克兰提供财政支持，并补充说，他希望这种支持是“有保障的”。“如果我们不这样做，普京会说他赢了，”特朗普说，这是他给出的最明确的信号，表明他承认援助是达成协议的筹码。

Mr. Trump said he did not believe that Mr. Hegseth’s comment’s undermined negotiations with Russia. “I’m backing Ukraine,” Mr. Trump said from the White House.

特朗普表示，他不认为海格塞斯的言论破坏了与俄罗斯的谈判。“我支持乌克兰，”特朗普在白宫说。

After his call on Wednesday with Mr. Trump, Mr. Zelensky wrote on social media that they discussed a plan that would secure continued U.S. support in exchange for access to Ukrainian natural resources and the “preparation of a new document on security, economic cooperation, and resource partnership.”

周三与特朗普通话后，泽连斯基在社交媒体上写道，他们讨论了一项计划，该计划将确保美国继续提供支持，以换取乌克兰的自然资源，并“准备一份关于安全、经济合作和资源伙伴关系的新文件”。

The United Nations said on Wednesday that it welcomed any efforts leading to peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.

周三，联合国表示，欢迎任何促成俄罗斯和乌克兰和谈的努力。

“We would appreciate any efforts to resolve the war in Ukraine that would involve the Russian and Ukrainian sides, so obviously if both of them are willing to be involved in the process, that would be a welcome development,” said Farhan Haq, a U.N. spokesman.

联合国发言人法尔汉·哈克说：“我们将对俄罗斯和乌克兰双方为解决乌克兰战争所做的任何努力表示赞赏，因此，很明显，如果双方都愿意参与这一进程，那将是一个值得欢迎的进展。”

Mr. Trump wrote in his social media post that the U.S. negotiating team would include Mr. Rubio; John Ratcliffe, the C.I.A. director; Mr. Trump’s national security adviser, Michael Waltz; and his Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff. Mr. Witkoff was in Moscow this week and retrieved the American schoolteacher Marc Fogel, who was imprisoned for more than three years in Russia.

特朗普在社交媒体上写道，美国谈判团队将包括鲁比奥、中情局局长约翰·拉特克利夫、特朗普的国家安全顾问迈克尔·瓦尔兹，以及他的中东特使史蒂夫·维特科夫。本周，维特科夫在莫斯科救出了被俄罗斯监禁三年多的美国教师马克·福格尔。

Mr. Trump did not mention Keith Kellogg, the retired general he had named as his envoy for Russia and Ukraine. Mr. Kellogg has generally taken a more aggressive posture toward Russia than some of Mr. Trump’s informal advisers, and he recently suggested that Mr. Trump could increase sanctions against Russia to force it toward a peace deal.

特朗普没有提到被他任命为俄罗斯和乌克兰特使的退役将军基思·凯洛格。凯洛格对俄罗斯的态度总体上比特朗普的一些非正式顾问更为咄咄逼人，前不久，他还建议特朗普可以加大对俄罗斯的制裁，迫使其达成和平协议。

When asked why Mr. Kellogg was not named as part of the negotiating team, the White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, told reporters on Wednesday that he remained “a critical part of this team and this effort” and that he was still “very much” a part of the administration.

周三，当被问及凯洛格为何没有被提名为谈判小组的成员时，白宫新闻秘书卡罗琳·莱维特告诉记者，凯洛格仍然是“这个团队和这项努力的关键一员”，他仍然是政府“不折不扣”的一部分。

Mr. Trump has repeatedly refused to say whether he had spoken to Mr. Putin before Wednesday, although several people who would know of such a call in the U.S. government were not aware of one, according to people briefed on the president’s conversations.

特朗普一再拒绝透露周三之前他是否曾与普京通过电话，不过根据听取了总统谈话简报的人士透露，美国政府中理应知晓此类通话的人并不知道有过这样的通话。

Mr. Trump has often made admiring remarks about the Russian president, whom he called a “genius” after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. But in the first week of Mr. Trump’s second term, he was more critical, saying Mr. Putin should not have invaded.

特朗普经常对俄罗斯总统发表赞赏的言论，他在2022年俄罗斯全面入侵乌克兰后称普京为“天才”。但在特朗普第二任期的第一周，他的批评更加严厉，称普京不应该入侵乌克兰。

“He can’t be thrilled, he’s not doing so well,” Mr. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office hours after he was inaugurated last month. “Russia is bigger, they have more soldiers to lose, but that’s no way to run a country.”

“他不可能很满意，他的处境不怎么好，”上个月，特朗普就职几个小时后在椭圆形办公室对记者说。“俄罗斯更大，他们能承受更多士兵的损失，但这不是治理国家的办法。”