Trump, Putin discuss Ukraine drone attack, Iranian nuclear issue in hour-long call

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone on Wednesday about Ukraine's drone attack on Russian airfields over the weekend and the Iranian nuclear issue.

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Putin updated Trump on Russia-Ukraine talks and accused Ukraine of sabotage and attacks.
Russia plans to respond to Ukraine's June 1 attacks on its airports.
Trump and Putin also discussed Iran, with Trump insisting Iran must not acquire nuclear weapons.

Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said that during the call, Putin informed Trump of the results of the Russia-Ukraine negotiations in Istanbul, as well as Ukraine's attempts to sabotage the negotiations and its attacks on Russian civilian facilities during the negotiations.

Writing in his Truth Social post, Trump noted that during the 75-min phone call, Putin stated that Russia will respond to Ukraine's attack on several Russian airports on June 1.

Trump stated that the two sides also discussed the Iranian nuclear issue, and he told Putin that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons.

Screenshot of US President Donald Trump's social media post on phone talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. - REUTERS