Prediction market on metaculus. Year to date, U.S. president Donald Trump and Russian Federation president Vladimir Putin are publicly reported to have spoken on the phone twice:  * [April 29, 2026](https://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/analyses/2026-04-30/putin-trump-phone-call-no-shift-either-sides-position) - *On 29 April, at Russia’s initiative, Vladimir Putin held a 90-minute phone call with Donald Trump. The US president said the conversation was “very good”, while Putin’s adviser Yuri Ushakov described it as “friendly, open and businesslike”.* * [March 9 2026](https://abc7.com/live-updates/iran-war-news-live-updates-mojtaba-khamenei-chosen-irans-supreme-leader/18696218/entry/18696853/) - *President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Iran as well as Ukraine in a phone call on Monday, according to Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov.* `{"format": "metac_reveal_and_close_in_period", "info": {"post_id": 43706, "question_id": 43735}}`
Resolves: 8/1/2026.