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BumRushDaShow

(156,929 posts)
Sat Jun 14, 2025, 04:06 PM Jun 14

Trump and Putin hold call, discuss Iran-Israel tensions, Ukraine war

Source: CBS News/AP

June 14, 2025 / 1:36 PM EDT


Washington – President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a 50-minute phone call Saturday to discuss the escalating situation in the Middle East and Ukraine peace talks, the White House and Kremlin confirmed. In a statement released by the White House, Mr. Trump said Putin called him on Saturday to "wish me a Happy Birthday, but to more importantly, talk about Iran, a country he knows very well."

"We talked at length. Much less time was spent talking about Russia/Ukraine, but that will be for next week," Mr. Trump said, adding that the call lasted "approximately 1 hour." "He feels, as I do, this war in Israel-Iran should end, to which I explained, his war should also end." Mr. Trump did not provide additional details about the call.

Putin's foreign affairs adviser, Yuri Ushakov, said that during the conversation, Putin briefed Mr. Trump on his recent talks with the leaders of Iran and Israel and reiterated Russia's proposal to seek mutually acceptable solutions on the Iranian nuclear issue. "The dangerous escalation of the situation in the Middle East was naturally at the center of the exchange of opinions," Ushakov told journalists following the conversation between the two leaders.

"Vladimir Putin, having condemned the military operation against Iran, expressed serious concern about the possible escalation of the conflict," he said, warning of "unpredictable consequences for the entire situation in the Middle East."

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-putin-call-ukraine-middle-east-tension/

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Trump and Putin hold call, discuss Iran-Israel tensions, Ukraine war (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Jun 14 OP
Like Col. Klink talking to general Burkhalter. Sickening Evolve Dammit Jun 14 #1
it makes me cringe Skittles Jun 14 #9
many others are actually in charge. He is a clueless a-hole. Always was. I share the hurl emoji. Evolve Dammit Jun 14 #10
yeah but that's a problem too Skittles Jun 14 #11
Or lonely bird Jun 14 #12
Yes! Evolve Dammit Jun 15 #14
Putin called Trump to wish him a Happy Birthday. Irish_Dem Jun 14 #2
So is boss called to wish him a happy birthday huh! MacKasey Jun 14 #3
Putin leads with flattery. Diddling Donny doesn't know that he's being Safe as Milk Jun 15 #13
Still angling for a way to get that peace prize. ananda Jun 14 #4
the repugs somehow think this OK ? Nigrum Cattus Jun 14 #5
What will the appeasement king give pootie this time? Javaman Jun 14 #6
Great job, Krasnov. Marcuse Jun 14 #7
"Watch TV tonight. I'm having a military parade just like you!!11!!111!!11!" PSPS Jun 14 #8

Skittles

(166,124 posts)
9. it makes me cringe
Sat Jun 14, 2025, 06:43 PM
Jun 14

the very idea that the orange fascist fuck is "in charge", what a fucking bad joke this is

Evolve Dammit

(21,031 posts)
10. many others are actually in charge. He is a clueless a-hole. Always was. I share the hurl emoji.
Sat Jun 14, 2025, 06:56 PM
Jun 14

Irish_Dem

(72,538 posts)
2. Putin called Trump to wish him a Happy Birthday.
Sat Jun 14, 2025, 04:10 PM
Jun 14

Probably sending him a nice big birthday check.

MacKasey

(1,402 posts)
3. So is boss called to wish him a happy birthday huh!
Sat Jun 14, 2025, 04:11 PM
Jun 14

He got his marching orders to get Bebe under control!

Safe as Milk

(134 posts)
13. Putin leads with flattery. Diddling Donny doesn't know that he's being
Sun Jun 15, 2025, 01:57 AM
Jun 15

handled. As a diplomat, Donny hasn't reached second grade, but believes that he finished graduate school.

Nigrum Cattus

(743 posts)
5. the repugs somehow think this OK ?
Sat Jun 14, 2025, 04:19 PM
Jun 14

How can the 1st call the person in the white house makes
is to our #1 enemy ?

PSPS

(14,726 posts)
8. "Watch TV tonight. I'm having a military parade just like you!!11!!111!!11!"
Sat Jun 14, 2025, 05:15 PM
Jun 14

"Are we still friends?"

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