Moscow: US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Iran, Ukraine and other issues on phone call on Thursday, the Kremlin said, in their sixth publicly disclosed chat since Trump returned to the White House.
The Kremlin added that Putin told Trump that Moscow will not “give up” on its aims in Ukraine, while pledging it will also keep up a negotiating process on the conflict.
Putin says Iran issues should be resolved by diplomatic means
While discussing the situation around Iran, Putin emphasised the need to resolve all issues by political and diplomatic means, said Yuri Ushakov, his foreign affairs adviser.
The United States struck three sites in Iran on June 22, inserting itself into Israel’s war aimed at destroying Tehran’s nuclear programme.
Putin voices Moscow’s readiness to pursue talks with Kyiv
On the conflict in Ukraine, Ushakov said Trump emphasised his push for a quick halt to the fighting, and Putin voiced Moscow’s readiness to pursue talks with Kyiv.