MOSCOW: US President Donald Trump stated on Wednesday (Jun 4) he held a 75-minute telephone name with Russian President Vladimir Putin to debate the continued battle in Ukraine and regional tensions with Iran. Trump stated the Kremlin chief had “very strongly” indicated he would respond to Ukraine’s latest drone assaults on Russian navy airfields.
“It was an excellent dialog, however not one that may result in speedy peace,” Trump wrote on Fact Social, including that each Russia and Ukraine had suffered latest assaults. He reiterated his want to finish the battle however supplied no new proposals.
The decision got here days after Ukraine launched a large drone operation that Kyiv claimed destroyed a number of Russian nuclear-capable bombers. Trump stated the 2 leaders mentioned the strike on docked planes “and varied different assaults which were happening by either side.”
Trump additionally stated Putin had expressed willingness to “take part” in talks on Iran’s nuclear program, amid rising worldwide concern over Tehran’s stalled response to US diplomatic outreach
Earlier within the day, President Putin dismissed the likelihood dismissed the potential for a full ceasefire in Ukraine, asserting that Kyiv would exploit any pause in hostilities to rearm and mobilize.
“Why reward them by giving them a break from the fight, which can be used to pump the regime with Western arms, to proceed their compelled mobilisation and to arrange completely different terrorist acts?” Putin stated throughout a televised authorities assembly.
At latest peace talks in Istanbul, Ukraine proposed an unconditional 30-day truce. In response, Russia offered calls for together with Ukraine’s full withdrawal from 4 areas—Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson—that Moscow claims to have annexed.
Putin additionally accused Ukraine of orchestrating “terrorist” attacks on bridges in Russia’s border areas over the weekend, together with one which prompted a prepare derailment, killing seven folks. Ukraine has not claimed duty for the incident.
