As the war in Ukraine grinds toward its fourth year, US President Donald Trump has made clear which world leader he thinks can help America end the conflict: Vladimir Putin’s ally Xi Jinping.

Trump had a phone call today with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the wake of the countries’ prisoner swap, per CNN’s Kaitlan Collins. And NYT’s Maggie Haberman scooped that the U.S. had given up money laundering cybercriminal Alexander Vinnik to get wrongfully detained American teacher Marc Fogel back,

Among the topics the leaders discussed in their first confirmed conversation of President Trump’s second term was ending the war in Ukraine, he said.