Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has neither confirmed nor denied former US president Donald Trump’s statement about communication with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Suspilne reports. Speaking to Russian state-funded news agency TASS, Peskov said communications between Moscow and Washington “occur through various channels” and he “might not be aware of everything.”
Peskov said:
“As the US president’s administration develops its work in Washington, many different communications emerge and are conducted through various channels. And naturally, against the background of these numerous communications, I personally might not know something. Therefore, in this case, I can neither confirm nor deny it,” Peskov said.
In an earlier interview with the New York Post, Trump claimed he had spoken with Putin by phone, attempting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine. According to Trump, Putin allegedly wants people to stop dying on the battlefield.
ISW: Russia expands military forces, signaling no interest in peace talks with Ukraine
Trump also assured he has a specific plan to end the war in Ukraine and reiterated his previous claims, saying that the full-scale war “would never have happened” if he had been president in 2022.
Zelenskyy to meet US officials
Head of the Presidential Office Andrii Yermak previously announced that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will lead the Ukrainian delegation at the Munich Security Conference, scheduled for 14-16 February. US Special Representative for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellog and US Vice President JD Vance will also attend the event.
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