Donald Trump announces that he had a new discussion with Vladimir Putin about the Ukraine war: “He said, and very firmly, that he will have to respond to the recent attack.”

US President Donald Trump announced that he spoke on the phone with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, and claims that the discussion lasted “about an hour and 15 minutes.” According to the American leader, the two addressed both the Ukraine's war and the problem of the Iranian nuclear program.

“I just finished talking, on the phone, with President Vladimir Putin of Russia. The call lasted about an hour and 15 minutes. We discussed the attack on Russian aircraft (…), made by Ukraine, as well as various other attacks on both sides. Aerodromes, “Donald Trump said on Wednesday, in a post on Social Truth.

The statement of the US leader comes in the context in which, on Sunday, Ukrainian forces used drones to attack more Russian air bases that host bombers capable of transporting nuclear weapons. Within the operation “Spider cloth”, Kiev claims that he hit over 40 bombers, including 4,300 kilometers away from the front line, according to Reuters.

Citing sources from Moscow, Bloomberg He reported that the attack caused “anger and alarm” to the Kremlin because of the unexpected vulnerability of its air fleet despite the fact that it is located away from the front line.

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