Putin calls Obama to discuss Ukraine, ISIS
12:08 26/06/2015
Washington - Russian President Vladimir Putin
called his US counterpart Barack Obama on
Thursday to discuss the conflict in Ukraine, the
Islamic State group's advances and a deal on Iran's
nuclear program.
The crisis in Ukraine has triggered the worst
standoff between Russia and the West since the
Cold War, and the US said earlier this week it would
deploy heavy weapons in central and eastern
Europe for the first time.
The US announcement followed promises by Nato
on Monday to step up its military presence in
eastern Europe, against the backdrop of the conflict
in Ukraine.
Putin, who has consistently denied backing the pro-
Russian rebels in Ukraine, initiated the phone call
with Obama, according to the White House.
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"President Obama reiterated the need for Russia to
fulfill its commitments under the Minsk
agreements, including the removal of all Russian
troops and equipment from Ukrainian territory," it
said in a statement.
The crisis in Ukraine has killed 6 500 people in a
little over a year and a peace deal struck in Minsk,
Belarus has unravelled.
Obama and Putin also discussed Syria, where the
self-proclaimed Islamic State group has made rapid
gains, as well as historic negotiations between
world powers and Iran over its disputed nuclear
program.
"The leaders discussed the increasingly dangerous
situation in Syria, and underscored the importance
of continued P5+1 unity in ongoing negotiations to
prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon," the
White House said.
- AFP
Shar

I don't mind Putin making a deal for Ukraine but the us plan on European soil put them on a very,very high risk for no good cause!

Sai Buhari

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Good politics from my boy - Putin. Call "Dick-head" Obama for truce on the Ukrainian crisis while simultaneously hitting them hard directly from his backyard with his Russian Special Forces stationed in Crimea.

We still haven't forgotten how the Malaysian flight MH17 was shot down over the Ukrainian airspace by the CIA while trying so hard to pin it on Russia.

Long Live Vladimir Putin!

The saviour of Planet Earth & the conqueror of our biggest living obstacles!

so who succumbed then

If only these rulers can get sensible often, the world would be better.

This is good of Putin. OBJ, as the current Chair of the world council of former and living Presidents and Heads of states should be invited as OBSERVER/MEDIATOR.