
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump held a phone call on Friday, marking their sixth conversation this year and 16th since Trump returned to office in early 2025, according to TASS calculations.
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Putin and Trump have maintained periodic phone communication since Trump's return to office in early 2025, with this call being their 16th interaction and sixth in 2025.
MOSCOW, October 9. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin and US leader Donald Trump held a phone call on Friday, their sixth this year, calculations by TASS showed.
The Putin-Trump conversation was their 16th since the US leader returned to office in early 2025.
The two heads of state last communicated over the phone on September 8. Before that, they had phone calls on March 9, April 29, June 14, and July 4. In 2025, they held 10 phone conversations.
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