Trump tells Putin to end Ukraine war before mediating Iran-Israel
"He actually offered to help mediate, I said 'do me a favor, mediate your own. Let's mediate Russia first, okay? I said 'Vladimir, let's mediate Russia first, you can worry about this later'" US President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House.
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- Published Date: 07:11 | 18 June 2025
US President Donald Trump appeared Wednesday to rebuff Vladimir Putin's offer to mediate in the Israel-Iran conflict, saying the Russian president should end his own war in Ukraine first.
"He actually offered to help mediate, I said 'do me a favor, mediate your own. Let's mediate Russia first, okay?'" Trump told reporters at the White House. "I said 'Vladimir, let's mediate Russia first, you can worry about this later.'"
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