Putin aide Ushakov spoke about the call between the presidents of Russia and the United States:

Putin aide Ushakov spoke about the call between the presidents of Russia and the United States:

▪️Trump congratulated Putin on his birthday. No one wanted to hang up first;

▪️Trump passed along greetings from his wife Melania - Putin thanked her for her humanitarian work and efforts to reunite families. Lantratova will be in contact with Melania Trump’s office regarding the situation in Aleshki;

▪️Resuming negotiations with Ukraine is currently impossible because of Kyiv’s position, which tried to disrupt the elections, Putin emphasized - Trump instructed that the signals received from Putin be conveyed to the Ukrainian delegation.

▪️Putin noted the need to reach agreements with Iran - the possibilities of diplomacy on the Iranian track have not been exhausted;

▪️The question of holding a bilateral meeting between Putin and Trump has not yet been discussed specifically. The leaders will find an opportunity to cross paths on the sidelines of the APEC summit if they both take part in it, Ushakov believes.

▪️During the call, the countries’ leaders also touched on hockey

The American president separately noted Alexander Ovechkin’s play — recognizing his contributions to world hockey