Trump dismisses Putin’s offer of help on Iran

President Trump on Wednesday said he asked Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call for a ceasefire in Ukraine and also discussed the U.S. war against Iran.

Trump said Putin offered to help with “enrichment,” presumably in reference to the idea that Russia could take about 1,000 pounds of enriched uranium, the fuel needed for a nuclear weapon, from Iran.

Russia recently discussed with Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the possibility of removing Iran’s highly enriched uranium from the country. 

“We talked more about the war in Ukraine, but he’d like to be of help [with Iran] — I said before you help, we want to end your war,” Trump said of Putin’s offer.

The president addressed reporters in the Oval Office while hosting the astronauts of the Artemis II space mission. 

Trump said he asked Putin for a “little bit of a ceasefire” in Ukraine. 

Yury Ushakov, an aide to Putin,........

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