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However, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov denied the media report of the phone call between Putin and Trump.
After winning the recent presidential elections, Trump has spoken to over 70 world leaders. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were among the firsts.
“The two men discussed the goal of peace on the European continent and Trump expressed an interest in follow-up conversations to discuss ‘the resolution of Ukraine’s war soon,” one of the people said,” The Washington Post said in an exclusive report published on Sunday.
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Trump is scheduled to be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on January 20, 2025. Ukraine has been informed about the Trump-Putin call.
“During the call, which Trump took from his resort in Florida, he advised the Russian president not to escalate the war in Ukraine and reminded him of Washington’s sizable military presence in Europe, said a person familiar with the call, who, like others interviewed for this story, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter,” The Washington Post reported.
However, Kremlin spokesman Peskov in Moscow said the Western media reports of the phone call between Putin and Trump are “untrue”, state-run TASS news agency reported.
“There was no conversation…This is completely untrue; it’s pure fiction,” Peskov said.
Meanwhile, Steven Cheung, Trump’s communications director, told PTI he would not comment on the private calls between President-elect Trump and other world leaders.
“President Trump won a historic election decisively and leaders from around the world know America will return to prominence on the world stage. That is why leaders have begun the process of developing stronger relationships with the 45th and 47th President because he represents global peace and stability,” Cheung said.