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The Kremlin neither confirms or denies Donald Trump's claim that he called Vladimir Putin - DW News
US President Donald Trump says he's spoken on the phone to Russian President Vladimir Putin about ending the war in Ukraine. He made the comments in an interview with the tabloid New York Post.
The Kremlin hasn't confirmed or denied the report. It would be the first direct communication between Putin and a US president since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago.
Trump says he has a concrete plan for ending the conflict and will probably hold talks with Ukraine's president this week.
0:00 The Kremlin has declined to confirm or deny US reports of a phone call between presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin
0:29 Fabrice Pothier, CEO at Rasmussen Global, an international political consultancy firm
4:20 Marie Mendras, Professor of political science at Sciences Po University, Paris and author of the book 'Permanent war, ultimate strategy of the Kremlin'