Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump held a telephone call. Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said in the phone conversation that lasted over an hour and a half, Putin strongly condemned the assassination attempt against Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, stressing in particular the unacceptability of any form of politically motivated violence.
According to the Kremlin, the two leaders focused primarily on the situation in Iran and the Persian Gulf. Ushakov said Putin viewed Trump’s decision to extend the ceasefire as the right move, as it will help stabilise the situation.
The presidential aide said Russia remains firmly determined to fully support diplomatic efforts aimed at finding a peaceful settlement to the crisis and has put forward a number of proposals intended to resolve differences over the Iranian nuclear programme.
According to the Kremlin, on the situation around Ukraine, both Putin and Trump have voiced largely similar assessments of the conduct of the Kyiv authorities led by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, which, provoked and backed by European powers, is pursuing a course aimed at dragging out the conflict.
