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Putin, in power for 25 years, has throughout the conflict accused Ukraine of not being a democracy.
A senior aide to the Ukrainian leader told AFP the besieged country needed a "serious" contribution from Europe, not just peacekeepers.
The highly anticipated, more than 90-minute conversation failed to produce the breakthrough that Trump has been pushing for since his return to the White House in January.
The Lavrov-Rubio call came hours after the UK hosted a virtual summit on Ukraine.
US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz said in a Fox News interview that the United States had "some cautious optimism" after Witkoff's visit.
"I think we need to talk to our American colleagues... Maybe have a phone call with President Trump and discuss this with him," he told reporters.
Ukraine had hoped to use its hold on the Kursk region as a bargaining chip in peace talks with Moscow.
Trump halted military aid and intelligence sharing with Kyiv, but that resumed after the truce proposal was agreed on Tuesday.
"We'll take this offer now to the Russians and we hope they'll say yes to peace. The ball is now in their court”.
The Ukrainian military General Staff said Saturday that 14 clashes were ongoing in the region amid heavy bombardment.
Speaking at the White House, Trump said Zelensky "won't be around very long" without a ceasefire deal with Moscow.
He described Friday's angry public encounter between Trump and Zelensky as "quite an unprecedented event".
"You’re either going to make a deal or we're out," a furious Trump told Zelensky.
The resources deal is intended to give the United States access to rare-earth and other critical minerals.
Russian forces have pushed further into eastern Ukraine in recent months and have seized back territory in the Kursk region.
US President Donald Trump is pushing for Ukraine to sign a deal giving it privileged access to its reserves of valuable minerals.
In November 2024, his troops fired a previously unknown experimental hypersonic missile called "Oreshnik" against Ukraine.
