JAKARTA - Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with US President Donald Trump on Saturday, as the US commemorated Independence Day. The Ukraine conflict was one of the main issues in the talks.
Launching China Daily, Sunday, July 5, Russian President's aide Yuri Ushakov said Putin also congratulated Trump on the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States.
However, the conversation did not stop at the national day speech. Ushakov said the conversation focused on work matters and was constructive.
"This conversation, which was their fourth communication this year, was certainly not just a routine exchange of protocols, but focused on work issues and was very constructive," Ushakov said.
According to Ushakov, the talks opened up space for the two leaders to discuss pressing issues on the bilateral and international agenda openly.
In the dialogue, according to Ushakov, Putin conveyed the situation on the battlefield in Ukraine from Moscow's point of view. He said Russian troops were moving forward along the contact line.
A contact line is the meeting area or direct border between opposing forces in a conflict. At times like this, small changes on the ground can mean a lot both militarily and politically.
Ushakov also accused European countries of misreading the dynamics of the war and conditions along the contact line in the Ukrainian conflict.
China Daily reported that Putin and Trump also discussed bilateral relations. Both stressed the importance of maintaining consistent communication, including on military-political and economic issues.
Ushakov said there was a great opportunity for mutually beneficial cooperation between Russia and the United States in this area.
However, Trump is said to have emphasized that a quick resolution of the Ukraine conflict is an important condition for opening up opportunities for cooperation.
"There is a great prospect for mutually beneficial cooperation between our two countries in these areas. Trump stressed that an early settlement of the Ukrainian conflict would be a prerequisite for opening such cooperation," Ushakov said.
This conversation was the fourth communication between Putin and Trump this year. From Ushakov's statement, the opportunity for cooperation between Moscow and Washington is still overshadowed by the resolution of the Ukrainian conflict.
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