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Posted on August 11, 2025
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Putin and Pashinyan discussed their recent US meetings, focusing on peace talks with Trump and preparations for an upcoming summit.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan have spoken by phone, the Kremlin said on Monday, saying that Pashinyan had briefed Putin on his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump last week.
Trump received Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in the White House on Friday where they signed a joint declaration confirming their readiness to move towards a final peace settlement to draw a line under more than three decades of on-off conflict.
The Kremlin said Putin had noted the importance of such a step and had also briefed Pashinyan on his own meeting with U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian preparations ahead of a planned summit in Alaska on Friday between Putin and Trump.
(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Gleb Stolyarov; Editing by Andrew Osborn)
The main topic was Pashinyan briefing Putin on his recent meeting with US officials regarding peace settlement efforts.
The discussions included Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, who also met with Pashinyan at the White House.
Putin noted the importance of the peace settlement discussions and briefed Pashinyan on his own meeting with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff.
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