Putin and Trump Discussed Middle East Tensions, Ukraine War in Phone Call Israel vs Iran
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump held a 50-minute phone call Saturday to discuss the escalating situation in the Middle East and Ukraine peace talks, Putin foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov said.During the conversation, Putin briefed Trump on his recent talks with the leaders of Iran and Israel and reiterated Russia's proposal to seek mutually acceptable solutions on the Iranian nuclear issue.The dangerous escalation of the situation in the Middle East was naturally at the centre of the exchange of opinions, Ushakov told journalists following the conversation between Putin and Trump. Source: Reuters News18 Mobile App - https://onelink.to/desc-youtube
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