Putin, Trump hold sincere and constructive talk 

ArmInfo. US President Donald Trump called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to discuss a  number of critical issues related to the current development of the international situation. This was reported by Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov, who summarized the conversation between Putin and Trump.

He stated that the conversation between the Russian and US presidents  took place on the evening of March 9. "The emphasis, naturally, was  on the situation surrounding the conflict with Iran and the ongoing  trilateral negotiations on a Ukrainian settlement with the  participation of US representatives. I must say right away that the  conversation was businesslike, frank, and constructive, as is usually  the case in dialogue between Russian and American leaders. They  haven't spoken on the phone in a long time; the last time was at the  end of December 2025. And today's conversation, incidentally, lasted  about an hour. The US President noted that, as previously agreed,  such communication should, of course, take place on a regular basis,  and both leaders expressed their readiness for this," Ushakov said.

According to him, the Russian President expressed a number of  considerations aimed at a speedy political and diplomatic resolution  of the Iranian conflict, including taking into account contacts held  with the leaders of the Persian Gulf states, with Iranian President  Masoud Pezeshkian, and the leaders of several other countries.  Ushakov added that the US President, in turn, gave his assessment of  the developments in the context of the ongoing American-Israeli  operation. "I would like to note that a very substantive and, I  believe, useful exchange of views took place on this matter. Trump  reiterated his interest in seeing the conflict in Ukraine end with a  swift ceasefire to achieve a long-term settlement.

We have expressed a positive assessment of the mediation efforts  being undertaken by Donald Trump's team and himself," Putin's aide  continued, emphasizing that the discussion included an assessment of  the current situation along the line of contact, where Russian troops  are advancing quite successfully. "This, as noted, is a factor that  should finally encourage the regime in Kyiv to take the path toward a  negotiated settlement of the conflict.

The presidents also touched on the issue of Venezuela, primarily in  terms of the state of affairs on the global oil market.

Overall, I repeat, the conversation was very informative and will  undoubtedly have practical significance for the two countries' future  work in various areas of international politics," Ushakov concluded.