The presidents discussed the conflicts between the US and Iran and between Russia and Ukraine, Yury Ushakov has said

Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a phone conversation with his US counterpart, Donald Trump, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov has told journalists. The American president initiated the call to discuss the latest international developments, he said.

The conversation focused on the Iran conflict and the trilateral talks between Moscow, Washington and Kiev aimed at settling the Ukraine conflict, according to the aide. The dialogue between the two presidents was “business-like, open and constructive,” Ushakov said, adding that both leaders expressed their readiness to continue regular contacts.

Putin and Trump talked for about an hour, he stated.

The US president reaffirmed Washington’s interest in seeing the hostilities between Moscow and Kiev end and reaching a long-term settlement of the Ukraine conflict. Putin thanked Trump for his administration’s continued mediation efforts, according to Ushakov.

Putin also shared his thoughts on the ongoing conflict in Iran and told Trump about his conversations with the leaders of the Gulf nations and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian he had last week. Trump, in turn, expressed his opinion about the situation, Ushakov said, adding that they had a very “substantive” discussion on the issue.

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Source: RT