Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with US counterpart Donald Trump, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Wednesday, adding that the two leaders discussed the Middle East war and Ukraine.

The call lasted more than 90 minutes and was “frank and businesslike”, Ushakov told reporters during a phone briefing.

“We had a good talk, I’ve known him a long time,” Trump said. The US president, speaking to reporters as he met ⁠with astronauts from the Artemis II mission ‌in the Oval Office, said...