Putin has phone call with Trump

Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized the need for diplomacy in resolving conflicts in the Middle East, including rising tensions with Iran, during a phone call with US President Donald Trump, the Kremlin said Wednesday.

Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters that Putin stressed “the importance of settling all disputed issues, disagreements and conflictual situations exclusively by politico-diplomatic means.”

The two leaders also reportedly discussed broader regional security and cooperation between the US and Russia, though no further details were released.