Kremlin Responds to Trump’s Criticism of Phone Call with Putin

The Kremlin is paying close attention to all remarks made by US President Donald Trump, said Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov. His statement came in response to Trump’s recent comment expressing dissatisfaction with his latest phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump claimed the dialogue had yielded “no progress” on the Ukraine issue. “Naturally, we treat all statements by President Trump with the utmost attention,” Peskov said. “During the conversation, President Putin reiterated that we remain committed to achieving our objectives—and we would prefer to do so through political and diplomatic means. But as that is not currently feasible, our special operation continues. The president also informed his counterpart that we are waiting to agree on dates for a third round of direct negotiations.” Putin and Trump Have Now Spoken Six Times Since the Start of Trump’s New Term The phone call held on July 3 marked the sixth conversation between the two leaders since Donald Trump’s return to the White House.