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US President Donald Trump and his Russian homologist Vladimir Putin
Conversation between Presidents of Russia and US: Ukraine, Middle East, Tax Plan and Independence Day were matters.
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, guaranteed the US homologous, Donald Trump, that Russia “will not give up on the goals” in Ukraine, Although it is open to continuing negotiations with Kiev.
“Our president also stated that the Russia will continue to pursue its goalsIn particular the elimination of the well-known deep causes that led to the current situation, ”Putin Diplomatic Counselor Yuri Ushakov told reporters, who reported a telephone conversation on Thursday afternoon with Trump.
However, Kremlin said that Trump “raised the issue of a Fast end of hostilitiesIn Ukraine, said Ushakov.
The sending of US weapons to Ukraine was not discussed.
Boring Trump
Speaking to the journalist, after the call, Donald Trump stated that it was not done No progress in the sense of a ceasefire in Ukraine.
“We had to end the call, it was very long. (…) We talked about, as they know, the war with Ukraine. And I’m not happy with that. I’m not happy“The Republican repeated.
“No, we didn’t make any progress during the conversation”lamented.
Diplomacy in the Middle East
In the same conversation on the phone, Vladimir Putin appealed to Donald Trump for a “diplomatic” solution of conflicts in the Middle Eastincluding the recent war between Iran and Israel.
“The Russian part stressed the importance of resolving all litigious issues, divergences and conflict situations exclusively by political and diplomatic means,” said Yuri Ushakov.
The two presidents “confirmed their mutual interest In the implementation of a series of promising economic projects, namely in the areas of energy and space investigation, ”he added, reporting a conversation of about an hour between Putin and Trump.
According to Ushakov, the two heads of state approached the situation around the Nuclear program Iranian and Syria.
“The Russian part highlighted the importance of resolving problematic and conflicting issues exclusively by political and diplomatic means,” he said.
Plano fiscal
In the same conversation, according to Kremlin, Putin congratulated Trump for the approval of the controversial large fiscal plan by the Senateaccording to Kremlin.
“Vladimir Putin wished Donald Trump successful in the changes he proposes” after the US President informed him of the “successful approval” in the US Senate of the Fiscal Plan and Budget project, said Yuri Ushakov.
The Kremlin representative recalled that Trump baptized this standard, which aims to prolong the budget cuts of his first term (2017-2021), as “the great and beautiful bill”.
Independence Day
In addition, he stressed that during this conversation that lasted only one hour – the shortest of those held this year – Putin congratulated Trump for Independence Daywhich will be celebrated this Friday.
“For our part, it was stressed that Russia played an important role in creating the United Statesboth during the Independence War 250 years ago, and during the civil war, which ended 160 years ago, ”said Ushakov.
Kremlin’s diplomatic counselor recalled that Russia and the US were not only allies in the first and second world wars, but that their relations “have deep roots.”
The United States Senate approved on Tuesday, for a vote, Trump’s plan, which is now returned to the Baixa Chamber of Congress for review and final vote, with the President to press for him to subscribe before July 4.
