OREANDA-NEWS US President Donald Trump, in a telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin, offered Russia assistance in combating forest fires that swept across a number of regions of the country, RIA Novosti reported.

The Russian president thanked Trump for the proposal and said that he would accept the help of the Americans if necessary.

The Kremlin’s press service, cited by the agency, said Putin praised Trump’s proposal as “a guarantee that in the future it will be possible to restore full-fledged relations between the two countries.” At the same time, the leaders of the two countries agreed to continue bilateral contacts.