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BumRushDaShow

(168,374 posts)
Sat Jun 14, 2025, 03:06 PM Jun 2025

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 2025 OP
Like Col. Klink talking to general Burkhalter. Sickening Evolve Dammit Jun 2025 #1
it makes me cringe Skittles Jun 2025 #9
many others are actually in charge. He is a clueless a-hole. Always was. I share the hurl emoji. Evolve Dammit Jun 2025 #10
yeah but that's a problem too Skittles Jun 2025 #11
Or lonely bird Jun 2025 #12
Yes! Evolve Dammit Jun 2025 #14
Putin called Trump to wish him a Happy Birthday. Irish_Dem Jun 2025 #2
So is boss called to wish him a happy birthday huh! MacKasey Jun 2025 #3
Putin leads with flattery. Diddling Donny doesn't know that he's being Safe as Milk Jun 2025 #13
Still angling for a way to get that peace prize. ananda Jun 2025 #4
the repugs somehow think this OK ? Nigrum Cattus Jun 2025 #5
What will the appeasement king give pootie this time? Javaman Jun 2025 #6
Great job, Krasnov. Marcuse Jun 2025 #7
"Watch TV tonight. I'm having a military parade just like you!!11!!111!!11!" PSPS Jun 2025 #8

Skittles

(170,877 posts)
9. it makes me cringe
Sat Jun 14, 2025, 05:43 PM
Jun 2025

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

Evolve Dammit

(21,710 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, 05:56 PM
Jun 2025

Skittles

(170,877 posts)
11. yeah but that's a problem too
Sat Jun 14, 2025, 06:34 PM
Jun 2025

because he swapped out his old "handlers" for TRUMP WHORES

Irish_Dem

(80,755 posts)
2. Putin called Trump to wish him a Happy Birthday.
Sat Jun 14, 2025, 03:10 PM
Jun 2025

Probably sending him a nice big birthday check.

MacKasey

(1,515 posts)
3. So is boss called to wish him a happy birthday huh!
Sat Jun 14, 2025, 03:11 PM
Jun 2025

He got his marching orders to get Bebe under control!

Safe as Milk

(236 posts)
13. Putin leads with flattery. Diddling Donny doesn't know that he's being
Sun Jun 15, 2025, 12:57 AM
Jun 2025

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

Nigrum Cattus

(1,273 posts)
5. the repugs somehow think this OK ?
Sat Jun 14, 2025, 03:19 PM
Jun 2025

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

PSPS

(15,294 posts)
8. "Watch TV tonight. I'm having a military parade just like you!!11!!111!!11!"
Sat Jun 14, 2025, 04:15 PM
Jun 2025

"Are we still friends?"

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