US President Donald Trump has said that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has claimed he "wants to see Ukraine succeed" and would help with its reconstruction.

Trump at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as reported by European Pravda

Trump was asked whether, during his conversation with the Kremlin leader, they had discussed Russia's responsibility for any reconstruction of Ukraine after a potential peace deal.

 "They're going to be helping. Russia's going to be helping. Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed, once... It sounds a little strange, but I was explaining to the president."

 Trump added that "Putin was very generous in his feeling towards Ukraine succeeding, including supplying energy, electricity and other things at very low prices".

"So, a lot of good things came out of that call today," he noted.