Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for the Kremlin, denied that Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump had spoken, calling media reports of their contact “false information” and “pure fiction.”
The Kremlin refuted claims on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President-elect Donald Trump had recently spoken. According to unnamed sources cited by the Washington Post and Reuters, Trump purportedly urged Putin to refrain from intensifying the conflict in Ukraine during a phone conversation. Dmitry Peskov, the spokesperson for the Kremlin, denied the accusations, describing them as “pure fiction” and “completely untrue,” adding that there had been “no conversation.”
Even respectable publications occasionally publish false reports, according to Peskov, who criticized the caliber of material provided by media outlets. Peskov responded that there were “no concrete plans yet” when asked if there were any intentions for Putin and Trump to communicate in the future.
With Russian forces making major gains, the war in Ukraine, which has been going on for more than two years, has entered a crucial stage that has Western countries thinking about how the fight can conclude.
Although he hasn’t provided specifics on how he would do it, Trump stated throughout his campaign that if elected, he could bring peace to Ukraine in as little as 24 hours.
Putin complimented Trump last Thursday and commended him for his fortitude in the face of an assassination attempt. He said that under Trump’s leadership, Moscow is willing to engage in discussion with the US.
Russia has warned the United States and its allies that it will consider it a major escalation if they allow Ukraine to use missiles supplied by the West to launch strikes deep into Russian territory.
According to Putin, NATO’s participation in these attacks would amount to “the direct involvement of NATO countries, the United States, and European countries in the war in Ukraine.”
While acknowledging that European officials were anxious about Trump’s election, the Kremlin pointed out that they were still arming Ukraine to “continue this war to the end.”
Following allegations that French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer were trying to convince US President Joe Biden to allow Ukraine to undertake long-range missile attacks into Russia, Peskov said, “Nothing can be ruled out.”
“We, in turn, will continue the SMO (special military operation) until we achieve all our goals,” Peskov stated. He emphasized that, as Russian military authorities are well aware, no single weapon could alter the nature of the battle.
Since Putin first sent soldiers into Ukraine in 2022, after years of fighting in the eastern part of the country, the violence has became more intense. He portrays the conflict as one between Russia and the West, charging that Western nations have neglected Russia’s interests since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.
