Trump says Putin vowed retaliation for Ukraine drone attacks on Russian airfields
Trump said the two men 'discussed the attack on Russia's docked airplanes, by Ukraine, and also various other attacks that have been taking place by both sides'.
Putin 'did say, and very strongly, that he will have to respond to the recent attack on the airfields', Trump said in a social media post.
Trump said it 'was a good conversation, but not a conversation that will lead to immediate peace'.
Moscow said earlier on Wednesday that military options were 'on the table' for its response to Ukrainian attacks deep inside Russia and accused the West of being involved in them.
A satellite image shows the aftermath of a drone strike at the Belaya airbase, Irkutsk region, on Wednesday. Image: Maxar Technologies via Reuters
Russia also urged the US and Britain to restrain Kyiv after the attacks, which Ukrainian officials have lauded as showing Kyiv can still fight back after more than three years of war.
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