Washington — President Trump mentioned Wednesday that he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin by cellphone for over an hour, and Putin informed him that he plans to answer Ukraine’s drone strike on Russian air bases.
Mr. Trump introduced the decision and particulars of the dialog on his social media platform Reality Social earlier than the put up seemed to be gone from his web page.
Ukraine on Sunday launched a drone assault deep into Russian territory that safety officers mentioned destroyed about 40 navy bombers. Mr. Trump additionally mentioned Putin steered he’ll take part in negotiations with Iran over their nuclear capabilities, because the U.S. works to maintain nuclear weapons out of Iranian fingers. Ceasefire talks between Ukraine and Russia have stalled, and Mr. Trump has expressed frustration with each Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
“I simply completed talking, by phone, with President Vladimir Putin, of Russia,” Mr. Trump wrote. “The decision lasted roughly one hour and quarter-hour. We mentioned the assault on Russia’s docked airplanes, by Ukraine, and likewise numerous different assaults which have been going down by each side. It was an excellent dialog, however not a dialog that will result in quick Peace. President Putin did say, and really strongly, that he should reply to the latest assault on the airfields.”
“We additionally mentioned Iran, and the truth that time is working out on Iran’s choice pertaining to nuclear weapons, which have to be made shortly!” Mr. Trump continued. “I acknowledged to President Putin that Iran can not have a nuclear weapon and, on this, I imagine that we had been in settlement. President Putin steered that he’ll take part within the discussions with Iran and that he may, maybe, be useful in getting this delivered to a fast conclusion.”
Mr. Trump’s final identified cellphone name with Putin was in Could, and lasted two hours.
