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Trump, Putin Discuss Iran Peace Proposal Amid Ukraine Talks

By Drooid · Oct 11, 2026, 6:15 AM UTC · How we work

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Trump Discusses Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump discussed Iran’s peace proposal with Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 9.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the call focused on a Ukraine settlement at President Donald Trump's initiative.
Russian President Vladimir Putin relayed Iran’s position, coordinated with President Masoud Pezeshkian, to President Donald Trump, the Kremlin said.
President Donald Trump announced Russia would supply diesel globally as energy prices rose from the Iran and Ukraine wars.

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Trump Criticizes Zelensky

U.S. President Donald Trump said Ukraine needs a new president, accusing President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of failing to end war.
U.S. President Donald Trump claimed the war would not have started in 2022 if he were president.
U.S. President Donald Trump blamed Kyiv for high U.S. diesel prices, saying they harm farmers and ranchers.
A Russian airstrike in Zaporizhzhia killed at least 20 civilians, including three children, and wounded 18.

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Historical Context

In December 1994 the United States, United Kingdom and Russia signed the Budapest Memorandum, promising to respect Ukraine’s sovereignty after Kyiv transferred about 1,900 nuclear warheads—over 90 % of the Soviet strategic stockpile—to Russia. Russia breached those assurances with the 2014 annexation of Crimea and the 2022 full-scale invasion, prompting renewed calls for stronger security guarantees.

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Trump Discusses Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump discussed Iran’s peace proposal with Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 9.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the call focused on a Ukraine settlement at President Donald Trump's initiative.
Russian President Vladimir Putin relayed Iran’s position, coordinated with President Masoud Pezeshkian, to President Donald Trump, the Kremlin said.
President Donald Trump announced Russia would supply diesel globally as energy prices rose from the Iran and Ukraine wars.

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