Putin, Trump Hold 85-Minute Call on Ukraine and Iran Ahead of NATO Summit
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 4
Putin, Trump Hold 85-Minute Call on Ukraine and Iran Ahead of NATO Summit
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 4
Summary
An 85-minute phone call on Saturday put Ukraine, Iran and the upcoming NATO summit in Turkey at the center of talks between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.
The Kremlin said Putin also congratulated Trump on the 250th anniversary of US independence, adding a ceremonial note to the discussion before the alliance meeting.
The exchange comes just ahead of the NATO summit in Turkey, placing US-Russia contact alongside alliance deliberations on security issues tied to Ukraine and the wider region.