The outlet notes that “this suggests a game of playing the victim.” Analyzing the June 4 phone call between Trump and Putin, journalists point out that the Kremlin’s summary of the conversation focused on Ukrainian strikes “against civilian targets and the peaceful population.

The U.S. president is considering involving Moscow in nuclear negotiations with Iran, which have been bilateral until now. It is no secret that Vladimir Putin is furious about the destruction of a significant part of his air fleet after the worst attack since World War II on his bases and the new attack on the Crimean Bridge.

By Guy Faulconbridge and Rami Ayyub MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin told U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday that he would have to respond to Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia's nuclear-capable bomber fleet,