Trump and Putin hold friendly 90-minute call as Ukraine peace efforts continue

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a 90-minute phone call that was described as "very substantive and friendly" by the Kremlin. According to the Kremlin, both leaders ended the call almost simultaneously.

Trump also made comments about the ongoing war in Ukraine, calling for Ukraine to elect a new president. He accused President Volodymyr Zelensky of failing to negotiate an end to the war with Russia and contributing to rising diesel prices in the United States. Trump suggested that Zelensky could have made deals to end the war but chose not to, and that the war would not have started if he had been US president at the time.

Trump's comments came a day after he announced a proposed Russian diesel supply deal, which he said would help bring down fuel prices in the US and global markets. The deal was confirmed by the Kremlin, and it was reported that Washington plans to temporarily lift sanctions on Russian diesel to allow the deliveries to proceed.

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