Armenpress: Putin and Trump hold phone call

Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a phone conversation with his US counterpart, Donald Trump, RT reported citing Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov.

The American president initiated the call to discuss the latest international developments, according to the report.

The conversation focused on the Iran conflict and the trilateral talks between Moscow, Washington and Kiev aimed at settling the Ukraine conflict, according to the aide.

The dialogue between the two presidents was “business-like, open and constructive,” RT quoted Ushakov as saying, adding that both leaders expressed their readiness to continue regular contacts.

Putin and Trump talked for about an hour, he stated.

The US president reaffirmed Washington’s interest in seeing the hostilities between Moscow and Kiev end and reaching a long-term settlement of the Ukraine conflict. Putin thanked Trump for his administration’s continued mediation efforts, according to Ushakov.

Putin also shared his thoughts on the ongoing conflict in Iran and told Trump about his conversations with the leaders of the Gulf nations and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian he had last week. Trump, in turn, expressed his opinion about the situation, Ushakov said, adding that they had a very “substantive” discussion on the issue.

Trump has described his conversation with Putin as “a very good call,” telling a press conference later on Monday that the leaders discussed both the Iran war and the “never-ending fight” in Ukraine.

The last time the two presidents held a phone call was in December.

Earlier on Monday, Putin warned that continued conflict in the Middle East risks seriously disrupting global oil and gas flows, particularly given the de-facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key seaborne route.

According to TASS news agency, this was the 11th phone call between Putin and Trump since the latter took office in 2025.