Trump and Putin Humathen, Iranian tensions discussed Israel, the Ukraine war

Washington -President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin made a 50 -minute phone call on Saturday to discuss the escalating situation in The Middle East He confirmed the peace talks Ukraine.

In a statement issued by the White House, Mr. Trump said that Putin called him on Saturday, “I wish me a happy birthday, but for the most important thing, talking about Iran, a country he knows well.”

“We spoke at length,” said Mr. Trump. “He feels, as I do, that this war in Israel, Iran, must end, and which it clarified, must end his war as well.”

Mr. Trump did not provide additional details about the call.

Putin’s Foreign Affairs Adviser, Yuri Ushakov, said that during the conversation, Putin briefed Mr. Trump on his recent talks with Iran’s leaders Israel has repeated Russia’s proposal to search for acceptable and mutual solutions on the Iranian nuclear issue.

“The dangerous escalation of the situation in the Middle East was naturally at the center of views,” Ushakov told reporters in the wake of the conversation between the two leaders.

“After condemning the military operation against Iran, they expressed their serious concern about the escalation of a potential conflict,” he said, warning of “unpredictable consequences for the entire situation in the Middle East.”

According to Ushakov, Putin also stressed Russia’s willingness to implement potential mediation efforts and indicated that Russia has proposed steps “aimed at finding mutual acceptable agreements” during the US -Iran negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program.

“The initial approach to Russia and their interests in the settlement remains unchanged,” Oshkov said.

Oshkov said that Mr. Trump described the regional situation as “very worrying”, but he admitted “the effectiveness” of Israel’s strikes on the targets in Iran.

The leaders did not rule out a possible return to negotiations on Iranian nuclear programAccording to Oskov.

According to Oskov, Putin told Mr. Trump about the implementation of agreements during the peace talks in Istanbul between Russian and Ukrainian delegations, including the exchange of war prisoners.

Mr. Trump said that Putin is moving forward while swaping the planned prisoner.

“He is biting the planned prisoners – large numbers of prisoners are exchanged, immediately, on both sides.”

In addition to expressing his willingness to continue negotiations with the Ukrainians, Ushakov said: “Our president noted that the exchange of war prisoners had occurred, including the wounded seriously and the prisoners of war under the age of 25,” as well as expressing their willingness to continue negotiations with the Ukrainians.

“He noticed his interest at a quick end to the Russian Bakrani conflict,” said Mr. Trump.

Leaders spoke the last time On June 4 For more than an hour, they discussed Putin’s plans to respond to a drone strike in Ukraine on Russian air bases. Mr. Trump to publish Some details of the conversation on his social account in fact and said they also discussed Iran.

Before that, Mr. Trump The last known phone call With Putin he was in May and lasted for two hours.