According to the Wall Street Journal, the American President conveyed his appreciation from telephone contact with Russian President
The Kremlin said today that the Wall Street Journal report that US President Donald Trump told European leaders that President Vladimir Putin does not want the war to end in Ukraine, he is in opposition to.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump informed European leaders after talking to Putin on Monday and said that Putin wishes to continue fighting in Ukraine because he estimates he was winning. “We know what Trump said to Putin. We do not know what Trump said to Europeans after telephone. We know the official announcement of President Trump. What we know is in contrast to what was written in the article you mentioned, “Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
The Kremlin also said today, in a question about the planned exchange of prisoners of war with Ukraine – 1,000 on each side – that procedures are underway and that each side wants to complete the exchange as quickly as possible. The exchange was agreed during negotiations between the two sides in Constantinople last week, in the first direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in 2022.