Putin says he’s talking to Trump today
Photo: Russian leader Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump (Getty Images)
Russian president Vladimir Putin and US president Donald Trump will have a phone call today, July 3, as RIA-Novosti quoted the Kremlin leader.
"I will speak with the US president today," he said, not disclosing any further details.
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Trump confirmed that he will have a phone call with Putin at 10 am local time (5 pm Kyiv time).
The call between Putin and Trump will take place the day after Washington suspended arms supplies to Ukraine.
The White House explained this move, citing the "America first" principle.
Trump's last talk with Putin
The last talk between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin took place on June 4. The Kremlin leader complained about the Ukrainian Security Service's Operation Spiderweb, which had targeted a large number of Russian strategic aircraft.
Trump said that Putin had promised to respond to Ukraine's attack. The US president did not even mention whether he tried to dissuade the Kremlin leader.
