Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump says he will loosen oil sanctions after ‘very good’ call with Putin
Donald Trump has said the US will loosen oil-related Ukraine war sanctions on “some countries” after an hour-long phone call with Vladimir Putin.
The call was the first between the two leaders since US and Israeli forces launched attacks on Iran, sparking a conflict that has seen global energy prices skyrocket.
Trump said they discussed both the Ukraine war and the conflict in the Middle East during a “very good call”. He said they had a “positive” discussion about the European conflict despite what he called “tremendous hatred” between Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky.
Trump said Putin offered help bringing a quick diplomatic end to the Iran war. “I said, ‘You could be more helpful by getting the Ukraine–Russia war over with. That will be more helpful,’” Trump told reporters.
Earlier, Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian interceptor drones and operators were already on the ground in US bases in Jordan, having arrived last week.
He said Kyiv had received another “11 requests from countries neighbouring Iran, European states, and the US” and that some had been met with “concrete decisions and specific support”.
