Washington, Apr. 29: US President Donald Trump held a phone call with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that lasted for more than an hour and a half and said that he discussed Iran war and a possible ceasefire in Ukraine.

“We ​had a good talk, I’ve ​known him a long time. Talked about Ukraine, Iran with Putin. I suggested bit of a ceasefire in Ukraine,” Trump said, Reuters reported.

While speaking to reporters after meeting with astronauts from the Artemis ​II mission in the Oval Office, Trump said, “And ⁠I think he might do that,” referring to Putin announcing Ukraine ceasefire. The US president then asked reporters for confirmation if the Russian president had announced the ceasefire.

According to Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov, Putin and Trump’s “friendly, frank and businesslike” discussion on Tehran and that Moscow offered to help resolve the Iran’s nuclear programme conflict. Putin said that he supports Washington’s decision to extend the ceasefire with Iran, making room for more negotiations, Bloomberg reported.

Trump confirmed the development and said, “Putin would like to be of help,” on the issue of Iran’s enriched uranium which has made the US-Iran negotiations stalemate. However, the US president responded saying, “I said I’d much rather have ⁠you ​be involved with ending ​the war with Ukraine.”

However, Trump didn’t completely rule out the possibility of Iran shipping its uranium to Russia, but addressed the issue of Ukraine war and said he was more interested in resolving it, CNN reported.

Talking about Putin, the US president said, “I’ve known him a long time. I think he was ready to make a deal a while ago. I think some people made it difficult for him to make a deal.”

Earlier, Trump told Axios that he would continue with Iran’s naval blockade until Tehran agrees to address its nuclear program. “The blockade is somewhat more effective than the bombing,” the Republican leader was quoted as saying.-Agencies