Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday denied reports that Russia's President Vladimir Putin and US President-elect Donald Trump had spoken recently.
On Sunday, The Washington Post first reported that Putin and Trump spoke last week, citing unnamed sources. The newspaper said that Trump told Putin not to escalate in Ukraine.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed to US President Donald Trump that their two countries conclude a free trade agreement (FTA), Interfax Ukraine reported on Tuesday, citing Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Economy and Trade Representative Taras Kachka.
Following his two-hour call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Monday, US President Donald Trump said that negotiations between Russia and Ukraine will start "immediately."
US President Donald Trump said he will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, after peace talks in Istanbul failed to secure a temporary ceasefire.
