CNN —
President Donald Trump said he spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, but that the conversation would not yield an immediate end to the war in Ukraine.
The call came after an audacious Ukrainian drone attack on Russian airfields over the weekend. Trump said he discussed the matter with Putin in their 75-minute phone call.
“We discussed the attack on Russia’s docked airplanes, by Ukraine, and also various other attacks that have been taking place by both sides,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “It was a good conversation, but not a conversation that will lead to immediate Peace.”
“President Putin did say, and very strongly, that he will have to respond to the recent attack on the airfields,” he went on.
Trump said he also discussed Iran with Putin a