With Iran peace deal reportedly complete, Trump tells Putin he can help end conflict in Ukraine

President Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday that he is ready to help end the conflict in Ukraine. 

He called the end of hostilities "vital" during a conversation between the two leaders, which lasted nearly an hour, according to a statement from Kremlin foreign policy adviser Yuri ‌Ushakov, Reuters reported. 

Trump told Putin that an end to hostilities between the U.S. and Iran was close, and said he's ready to work with European partners and Kyiv to bring about an end to the conflict in Ukraine. He said he'd be open to discussions at the G7 summit of industrialized countries, which happens this week in the French resort of Evian. 

A rapid resolution, Trump said, would improve relations between the U.S. and Russia, but Putin said intensified strikes on Russian targets from Ukraine won't change the situation on the battlefield.  

Putin also said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Europeans at G7 would try to drag out the conflict and present the strikes as shifting momentum in Ukraine's favor.