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Putin Spoke With Trump on Saturday, Presidential Aide Says

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Putin on Saturday also informed US President Donald Trump about the implementations of agreements reached between Moscow and Kiev in Istanbul, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said.
Putin Had Another Telephone Conversation With Trump on Saturday, It Lasted 50 Minutes, Presidential Aide Says
The conversation between Putin and Trump was useful, the leaders discussed the aggravated situation in the Middle East, according to the Russian president's aide Yuri Ushakov.
"Donald Trump, for his part, also assessed the situation as highly alarming, while acknowledging the effectiveness of Israel's strikes on targets in Iran," Ushakov told reporters.
Ushakov added that Trump also told the Russian president that the US negotiating team was ready to resume work with Iran.
The Russian leader informed Trump about the telephone contacts he had held the day before with the President of Iran and the Prime Minister of Israel.
Putin reminded Trump of Russia's proposal to find mutually acceptable agreements on the Iranian nuclear dossier.
Trump assessed the situation in the Middle East as very alarming. The presidents did not rule out returning to the negotiating track on the Iranian nuclear program.
According to Putin, Russia is ready to continue negotiations with the Ukrainian side.
The Russian president also told his counterpart that Moscow is ready to resume negotiations with Kiev after June 22, as has been agreed, the Kremlin aide said, adding that Trump "took note of this information."

Putin Congratulates Trump on 79th Birthday in Phone Call

"Vladimir Putin [in a phone call on Saturday] congratulated Donald Trump on his birthday. The US president turned 79 today," Ushakov told reporters, adding that the leaders' call lasted 50 minutes.
He also said that the conversation was informative, frank, and "very useful."
"Both leaders expressed satisfaction with their interpersonal relations that have been established, which allow ... to communicate in a businesslike manner and to seek solutions to pressing issues on the bilateral and international agenda, no matter how complex these issues may be," the Kremlin aide said.
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