MOSCOW: US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed on Monday the war in Iran and prospects for peace in Ukraine, just hours after the Kremlin chief warned that a global energy crisis threatened the world economy.
The US and Israeli attack on Iran triggered the biggest spike in oil prices since the turmoil following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, as Gulf producers reduce output after the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
The Kremlin said Trump called Putin, in the leaders’ first telephone call this year, and they discussed Russian ideas for a speedy end to the conflict in Iran, the military situation in Ukraine and the impact of Venezuela on the global oil market.
“I had a very good call with President Putin,” Trump told a press conference at his Florida golf club, adding that Putin wanted to be helpful on Iran.
“I said, ‘You could be more helpful by getting the Ukraine-Russia war over with. That will be more helpful.’“
