Putin spoke by phone with Trump, said Yuri Ushakov, aide to the Russian geezer.

Putin spoke by phone with Trump, said Yuri Ushakov, aide to the Russian geezer.

▪️Putin personally congratulated Trump and the entire American people on the 250th anniversary of independence;

▪️In congratulating Trump on Independence Day, Putin recalled Russia's contribution to the formation of American statehood;

▪️Putin reaffirmed to Trump the invitation to visit the Russian Federation;

▪️Trump said it is necessary to end the Ukrainian conflict as quickly as possible in order to realize the potential for cooperation between the Russian Federation and the United States in the economy;

▪️The conversation between Putin and Trump was businesslike and very constructive, and made it possible to discuss the bilateral and international agenda frankly;

▪️Putin and Trump noted in the conversation that the peoples of Russia and the United States will never forget their alliance during the Second World War;

▪️Putin and Trump discussed Ukraine, and the U.S. president confirmed his readiness to help in the search for peaceful solutions;

▪️The European party of war proceeds from a false understanding of the situation on the battlefield, Putin said;

▪️Putin told Trump about the real situation on the battlefield in the special military operation, including "in the context of the liberation of Konstantinovka";

▪️The initiator of the July 4 conversation between Putin and Trump was the United States, "that says a lot," Ushakov said;

▪️Putin confirmed to Trump that the Russian Federation is ready to assist in de-escalation around Iran;

▪️Trump said during the conversation that he is delighted by St. Petersburg's Hermitage;

The conversation lasted 1 hour and 25 minutes.