Trump says he discussed Ukraine and Iran conflicts with Putin

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March 9, 2026 6:51 PM EDT

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on next to Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 1

By Nandita ‌Bose and ​Bo ​Erickson

DORAL, Florida, March 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday ‌told reporters he had a "very good ⁠call" with Russian President Vladimir Putin about ‌Ukraine and the conflict ‌in the Middle East.

"There's tremendous hatred between President Putin and (Ukraine's) President Zelenskiy. ​They can't seem to get it together, but I think ⁠it was a positive call on that subject," Trump ​said.

Trump added that Putin "wants to be helpful" with the Iran conflict.

"I ​said, 'You could be more ‌helpful by getting the Ukraine-Russia war over with. That will ⁠be more helpful,'" Trump told reporters in a press conference at his ⁠Florida golf club.

A foreign policy aide for Putin ​said on Monday that Putin proposed an idea for a "quick political and diplomatic end to ‌the Iranian conflict."

Trump recently has expressed dismay about the ongoing ‌conflict between Russia and Ukraine, ⁠which started more ‌than four years ​ago.

(Reporting by Nandita Bose and Bo Erickson; editing by Costas ‌Pitas)


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