Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with US President Donald Trump, the Russian state news agency TASS informs. Putin's aide Yuri Ushakov said the conversation lasted 50 minutes and was "useful.

The Russian leader briefed Trump on his recent talks with officials in Iran and Israel, and reiterated Moscow's proposal to seek mutual solutions on the Iranian nuclear issue.

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration shelved in recent weeks an inter-agency working group it had set up to formulate strategies for pressuring Russia into speeding up peace talks with Ukraine, according to three US officials.

A clip of Donald Trump speaking about World War II has gone viral, with many questioning whether he claimed Vladimir Putin fought in the war. The president recalled a conversation with Putin, saying “he did fight,

The outlet notes that “this suggests a game of playing the victim.” Analyzing the June 4 phone call between Trump and Putin, journalists point out that the Kremlin’s summary of the conversation focused on Ukrainian strikes “against civilian targets and the peaceful population.

Six of the Group of Seven leaders will try to show the wealthy nations’ club still has the clout to shape world events despite the early departure of President Donald Trump.

US President Donald Trump called his latest conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin "good," but noted that it hasn't brought any results yet, according to Trump’s remarks on the Pod Force One podcast.

Russian President Vladimir Putin told his US counterpart Donald Trump Saturday that Moscow was ready to hold a fresh round of peace talks with Kyiv after June 22, once the warring sides complete exchanging prisoners and soldiers' bodies.