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Trump and Putin speak by phone for an hour about Syria, North Korea
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Washington: US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone for about an hour on Tuesday.
A White House official said they covered topics including Syria, Ukraine, Iran, North Korea and Afghanistan, a White House official said.
It comes a day after Putin met with Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Putin hosted Assad at a Black Sea resort ahead of a summit later this week with Russia, Turkey and Iran, the ABC reported.
Reuters
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