Putin and Trump held a phone conversation. Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov said Putin informed Trump about the progress of implementing the Istanbul agreements between Russia and Ukraine.
Putin told Trump that Russia continues to seek a negotiated solution to the Ukrainian conflict. He informed Trump that Russia will not abandon the elimination of all root causes of the current confrontation, according to Ushakov.
He said Trump raised the issue of an early end to hostilities in Ukraine during the conversation. Trump informed Putin about the successful passage in the Senate of a bill on tax and immigration reform. Putin congratulated Trump on the upcoming U.S. Independence Day.
Putin and Trump had a detailed discussion on the situation around Iran and the Middle East as a whole, Ushakov added. Putin and Trump also touched on developments in Syria; Moscow and Washington will continue dialogue on this topic. Putin and Trump discussed several promising joint economic projects in energy and space exploration. Putin and Trump did not discuss a possible personal meeting, Ushakov said.
