Senior advisor to Putin responds to claims about a phone conversation with Trump
According to a top aide, US President Donald Trump's team has not made any efforts to contact Moscow regarding the possibility of scheduling a phone call with Vladimir Putin. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Moscow has not received any formal proposal from Washington for a chat between the two nations’ leaders, according to Yuri Ushakov.
According to President Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov, the White House has not reached out regarding the scheduling of a phone call between the leaders of the two countries.
In remarks made to reporters on Tuesday, Ushakov responded to recent media speculation indicating that the newly inaugurated US President Donald Trump’s administration is considering organizing an in-person meeting with Putin to address the Ukraine conflict.
“We’ve been following media reports that the US administration is preparing for dialogue, and that Trump allegedly instructed his team to contact Russia,” Ushakov stated during the press briefing.
He emphasized that Moscow is open to discussions should Trump’s team show mutual interest.
His comments followed a CNN report from Sunday, which suggested that Trump’s team was allegedly preparing for a phone call with Moscow, with sources stating it might happen soon after the inauguration.
The report indicated that officials within Trump’s national security team had begun planning the call weeks prior, although the timing for the conversation had not yet been established. Additionally, the network highlighted that such a call would mark a significant change in strategy from that of Trump’s predecessor, Joe Biden, who has not had direct communication with Putin for almost three years.
Earlier in the month, Trump expressed his plans to speak with Putin, asserting that the Russian leader “wants to meet, and we are setting it up.”
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov subsequently noted that Putin is prepared to engage in negotiations with Trump without any preconditions.
The two leaders have a history of meetings, the most recent being in 2019 during the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan.
On Monday, Putin sent his best wishes to Trump ahead of the inauguration and conveyed that Moscow “welcomes” Trump’s remarks about wanting to mend relations with Russia while preventing the proxy conflict over Ukraine from escalating into a world war.
Trump has consistently vowed to halt the conflict between Moscow and Kiev within 24 hours of returning to office. Midway through his inauguration day, when asked by reporters about fulfilling this promise, Trump humorously remarked that “it’s only half a day” and he has “another half a day left,” adding, “We will see.”
In the lead-up to his inauguration, Trump adjusted his timeline for resolving the conflict, expressing optimism about negotiating peace within six months. His choice for envoy on the Ukraine conflict, retired Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg, suggested that an agreement could be reached within 100 days of the inauguration.
Recently, US media outlets have reported that Trump’s team is considering a peace proposal for Ukraine, which might involve a ceasefire along current front lines and the establishment of an 800-mile demilitarized zone monitored by European troops.
Sanya Singh for TROIB News
According to President Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov, the White House has not reached out regarding the scheduling of a phone call between the leaders of the two countries.
In remarks made to reporters on Tuesday, Ushakov responded to recent media speculation indicating that the newly inaugurated US President Donald Trump’s administration is considering organizing an in-person meeting with Putin to address the Ukraine conflict.
“We’ve been following media reports that the US administration is preparing for dialogue, and that Trump allegedly instructed his team to contact Russia,” Ushakov stated during the press briefing.
He emphasized that Moscow is open to discussions should Trump’s team show mutual interest.
His comments followed a CNN report from Sunday, which suggested that Trump’s team was allegedly preparing for a phone call with Moscow, with sources stating it might happen soon after the inauguration.
The report indicated that officials within Trump’s national security team had begun planning the call weeks prior, although the timing for the conversation had not yet been established. Additionally, the network highlighted that such a call would mark a significant change in strategy from that of Trump’s predecessor, Joe Biden, who has not had direct communication with Putin for almost three years.
Earlier in the month, Trump expressed his plans to speak with Putin, asserting that the Russian leader “wants to meet, and we are setting it up.”
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov subsequently noted that Putin is prepared to engage in negotiations with Trump without any preconditions.
The two leaders have a history of meetings, the most recent being in 2019 during the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan.
On Monday, Putin sent his best wishes to Trump ahead of the inauguration and conveyed that Moscow “welcomes” Trump’s remarks about wanting to mend relations with Russia while preventing the proxy conflict over Ukraine from escalating into a world war.
Trump has consistently vowed to halt the conflict between Moscow and Kiev within 24 hours of returning to office. Midway through his inauguration day, when asked by reporters about fulfilling this promise, Trump humorously remarked that “it’s only half a day” and he has “another half a day left,” adding, “We will see.”
In the lead-up to his inauguration, Trump adjusted his timeline for resolving the conflict, expressing optimism about negotiating peace within six months. His choice for envoy on the Ukraine conflict, retired Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg, suggested that an agreement could be reached within 100 days of the inauguration.
Recently, US media outlets have reported that Trump’s team is considering a peace proposal for Ukraine, which might involve a ceasefire along current front lines and the establishment of an 800-mile demilitarized zone monitored by European troops.
Sanya Singh for TROIB News
