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Monday, May 19, 2025
Putin welcomes progress in US-Iran talks during Trump phone call
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed progress in talks between the US and Iran on Tehran’s nuclear program during a conversation with US President Donald Trump today, and offered Russia’s help, says Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov.
Ushakov says Putin also welcomed the results of Trump’s visit to the Middle East last week.
The two leaders held a two-hour phone call, largely focused on the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war.
Trump said following the call that Russia and Ukraine would begin negotiations towards a ceasefire “immediately.”
“Russia and Ukraine will immediately start negotiations toward a Ceasefire and, more importantly, an END to the War,” Trump posts on his Truth Social platform after the call, adding that the “tone and spirit of the conversation were excellent.”
The Times of Israel Community.