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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Pjotr Sauer

Trump and Putin discuss Iran war and float temporary Ukraine ceasefire in call

Russian president Vladimir Putin
Russian president Vladimir Putin. Russia has largely been sidelined in diplomacy over the war in Iran. Photograph: Russian Foreign Ministry’s official/APAImages/Shutterstock

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump discussed the war in Iran and floated a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine in a phone call on Wednesday.

In the call, which lasted more than 90 minutes, the Russian president said Moscow viewed the prospect of a US ground operation in Iran as dangerous, while welcoming Trump’s decision to extend a ceasefire in the region, according to Yuri Ushakov, Putin’s foreign policy adviser.

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