Trump and Putin speak over phone

Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a telephone conversation with his US counterpart Donald Trump, White House speak-man Mike Johnson  said.

"The telephone conversation between President Putin and US leader Donald Trump has just ended," Johnson said. "It was a very long phone call, it lasted almost an hour and a half," he added.

Trump has repeatedly announced plans to speak with the Russian president in recent weeks. The US leader has paid much attention to the conflict in Ukraine and expressed his desire to help bring it to an end.