Putin said he was willing to assist in mediating the Israel-Iran conflict, and Trump responded: "Help yourself first."
(Agence France-Presse, Washington, November 19th) US President Trump apparently rejected Russian President Putin's proposal for mediating the conflict between Israel and Iran yesterday. Trump said that Putin should first end the war in Ukraine.
Trump told reporters during a ceremony to erect a new flagpole at the White House: "I spoke with him (Putin) yesterday... He actually offered to help mediate, and I replied, 'Help me out, solve your own issues first'."
Trump said: "Let’s mediate Russia first, okay? I told him, Putin, let’s deal with Russia first, and you can worry about this later."
However, Kremlin spokesman Peskov expressed doubt regarding the time of the reported call.
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