President Donald Trump held a phone conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, that lasted approximately one hour and 15 minutes, Trump announced on his Truth Social platform.
According to the US president, they discussed Ukraine's recent surprise operation targeting Russian aircraft "as well as various other attacks happening on both sides."
The operation inflicted an estimated $7 billion in damages and significantly degraded Russia's long-range aerial strike capabilities used for attacks on Ukraine. The mission was executed without prior notification to the US and was personally overseen by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
"It was a good conversation, but not the conversation that will lead to immediate peace. President Putin did say, and very strongly, that he will have to respond to the recent attack on the airfields," Trump stated.
The New York Times previously reported that American officials expect Russia to deliver a "significant response" to Ukraine over these strikes.
While US intelligence has not yet determined specific targets for potential retaliation, they believe Moscow may conduct more massive drone strikes on civilian targets, hit energy infrastructure, or launch new waves of medium-range ballistic missiles.
The leaders also addressed Iran and what Trump described as a nuclear agreement he proposed to Tehran.
"I stated to President Putin that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon and, on this, I believe we were in agreement. President Putin suggested that he will participate in discussions with Iran and that he could, perhaps, be helpful in getting this brought to a rapid conclusion," the American president added.
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