US President Donald Trump said he spoke to Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin Wednesday about Ukraine and Iran, warning that the Kremlin leader had "very strongly" pledged to respond to Kyiv's stunning drone attack on Russian bombers.

Trump said that there was no "immediate peace" on the horizon in Ukraine -- which Russia invaded in 2022 -- following what he described as a one hour and 15 minute call with the Russian president.

On Iran, Trump said that Putin had offered to "participate" in talks on Tehran's nuclear program, as Trump accused the Islamic republic of "slowwalking" its response to Washington's offer of a deal.

The call came three days after Ukraine conducted a massive, daring drone attack against Russian........

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