The Washington Post newspaper reported this Sunday (10) that the Republican spoke to the President of Russia by phone and asked him to avoid an escalation in the country, where Russian troops began an offensive in 2022
The president denied this Monday (11) that the president had spoken to him after the Republican’s victory in the US presidential elections, denying information published by the Washington Post newspaper. “It does not correspond at all to reality, it is pure invention, simply false information,” declared Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov. “At the moment, there are no concrete plans regarding a conversation between Trump and Putin,” the spokesperson added. The Washington Post reported on Sunday that Trump spoke to Putin by phone and asked him to avoid escalation in Ukraine, where Russian troops began an offensive in February 2022.
Based on statements from several sources close to the American president-elect’s team, but who spoke on condition of anonymity, the newspaper highlighted that Trump reminded Putin of the large United States military presence in Europe. Asked about the possible conversation, Steven Cheung, Trump’s communications director, told AFP: “We do not comment on private calls between President Trump and other world leaders.” Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky spoke with Trump on Wednesday, a conversation that also featured billionaire Elon Musk.
Published by Luisa Cardoso
*With information from AFP
