U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a press conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15, 2025. Kevin Lamarque/File Photo/Reuters
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by phone on March 9 to discuss the war around Iran and Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine, according to the Kremlin.
Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said the hour-long phone call between the two leaders was “businesslike, open, and constructive,” according to Russian state-owned news agency TASS.
