Trump also expressed greater trust in Putin than in Washington's European allies.
"Putin has shown that he is not afraid of Europe," Trump told the MS NOW network.
Last week, Trump said it was easier to negotiate a Ukraine deal with Putin than with Zelensky.
The last phone conversation between Putin and Trump took place on March 9. The two leaders discussed the conflicts in Ukraine and Iran.
Trump and Putin spoke
Ruski predsjednik Vladimir Putin razgovarao je telefonom 9. marta sa američkim kolegom Donaldom Trampom o aktuelnim međunarodnim pitanjima, uključujući situaciju u Iranu i Venecueli.
According to the Russian President's aide, Yuri Ushakov, the conversation lasted about an hour and took place in a constructive atmosphere.
Leaders ready for regular conversations
Ushakov stated that the two leaders agreed that it was important to maintain regular communication.
"The US President stressed that, as previously agreed, such communication should, of course, take place on a regular basis. And both leaders said they were ready for that," Ushakov told reporters.
According to him, the conversation was "businesslike, open and constructive", and the presidents exchanged views on several important international topics.
Iran i Venecuela među glavnim temama
During the phone call, Donald Trump presented his assessment of the developments in Iran.
The two presidents also touched on the issue of Venezuela, especially in the context of the situation on the global oil market and geopolitical relations in the region.
According to Ušakov, the conversation was held at the American initiative, and the interlocutors expressed their willingness to continue the dialogue in the coming period.
This was the first phone conversation between Putin and Trump in the last two months, during which they exchanged views on global political and security challenges.
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