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Add as preferred source on GooglePutin informed Trump of Russia's response plans to Ukraine drone attacks, discussing military options and Iran nuclear talks.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin told Donald Trump in a telephone conversation on Wednesday that Moscow would have to respond to the recent Ukrainian drone attacks, the U.S. President said.
Trump said the two men "discussed the attack on Russia’s docked airplanes, by Ukraine, and also various other attacks that have been taking place by both sides."
Putin "did say, and very strongly, that he will have to respond to the recent attack on the airfields," Trump said in a social media post.
Trump said it "was a good conversation, but not a conversation that will lead to immediate peace."
Moscow said earlier on Wednesday that military options were "on the table"for its response to Ukrainian attacks deep inside Russia and accused the West of being involved in them.
Russia also urged the U.S. and Britain to restrain Kyiv after the attacks, which Ukrainian officials have lauded as showing Kyiv can still fight back after more than three years of war.
British and U.S. officials have said they had no prior knowledge of the weekend attacks on Russian nuclear-capable long-range bombers.
In his social media post, Trump said he and Putin also discussed Iran. Putin suggested he would participate in talks aimed at reaching a new nuclear deal with Tehran, Trump said.
"I stated to President Putin that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon and, on this, I believe that we were in agreement," Trump said. He accused Iran of "slowwalking" decisions regarding the talks.
(Reporting by Rami Ayyub and Bhargav Acharya; editing by Rami Ayyub)
Trump described the conversation as good but noted it would not lead to immediate peace.
Moscow stated that military options were 'on the table' in response to Ukrainian attacks.
Trump mentioned that he and Putin discussed Iran, with Putin suggesting participation in talks for a new nuclear deal.
Ukrainian officials praised the attacks as evidence that Kyiv can still fight back after more than three years of war.
British and U.S. officials claimed they had no prior knowledge of the weekend attacks on Russian bombers.
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