On Sunday, the Kremlin refused to confirm or refute a US claim that Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump had spoken over the phone.

Russia’s Moscow:
On Sunday, the Kremlin refused to confirm or refute a US claim that Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump had spoken over the phone. Since Trump assumed office on a promise to quickly end the conflict in Ukraine, Washington and Moscow have not formally confirmed any conversation between the leaders.

Trump reportedly told the New York Post late Saturday that he had called Putin to discuss ending the situation in Ukraine and that the Russian informed him he “wants to see people stop dying.”

Trump said he has “better not say” how frequently the leaders have spoken, according to the newspaper.

In remarks to the TASS official news agency, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that he was not aware of any such call but that he could neither confirm nor deny a conversation had taken place.

Regarding this news item, what can I say? Numerous communications emerge as the Washington government grows its operations. The spokesperson added, “And these communications are held through various channels.”

Naturally, I am unable to know or be aware of anything because of these numerous contacts. I am therefore unable to confirm or reject this in this instance.”

Peskov has already denied on multiple occasions that Trump and Putin had contacts before to the US president’s return to office.

No one in Trump’s new government has contacted the Kremlin to arrange a meeting, and the Kremlin has stated that it is waiting for “signals” about a potential meeting between Trump and Putin.