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The Latest: Trump and Putin discuss Iran war during a phone call, Kremlin says
- On Monday, President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin held a one-hour telephone call, their first talks since December, at Washington's request; the Kremlin called it "frank and constructive" discussing Iran and Ukraine.
- Washington sought the call to address pressing international questions, and Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov said Putin urged a quick political and diplomatic settlement to the US‑Israeli war in Iran.
- CBS's Weijia Jiang reported that Trump said the Middle East war could be ending soon and quoted him saying 'U.S. is 'very far' ahead of his initial 4-5 week estimated time frame'; Trump will face press questions Monday.
- The call also included Kremlin briefings on battlefield developments as Ushakov reported Putin discussed Russian troop progress and shared proposals for a quick Iran settlement.
- A series of talks have been held but with no breakthrough toward a ceasefire despite discussions among Russian, U.S., and Ukrainian officials, and it remains unclear when the Iran war and the Ukraine conflict will end.
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Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone with US President Donald Trump, reporting to Russian Assistant President Yuri Ushakov.
·Riga, Latvia
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US President Trump and Kremlin leader Putin talk about the war in Ukraine and Iran. Putin wants to be helpful, acknowledges Trump - and gives advice on how this would be possible.
According to Yuri Ushakov, Russian international policy adviser Putin put forward several proposals aimed at achieving a rapid political-diplomatic settlement
Putin, Trump discuss Iran war, Ukraine in phone call
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by phone on March 9, according to Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov. During the call, Putin reportedly presented proposals aimed at resolving the war in Iran.
·Kyiv, Ukraine
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