MOSCOW, July 9. /TASS/. The possibility of a conversation between the presidents of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, the duplicity of the US position on Ukraine, as well as the latest statements by Trump, were the main topics of Thursday's briefing by the head of state's press secretary, Dmitry Peskov.
TASS has compiled the key statements from the Kremlin representative.
- US President Donald Trump, who had planned to call Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday, was apparently busy after his meetings in Ankara and did not contact Moscow, but the Russian president is always glad to speak with his US counterpart: "Mr. Trump was apparently very busy after all his contacts in Ankara, so no one called yesterday."
- Putin "is open to dialogue."
- President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President Donald Trump of the United States have managed to maintain a constructive dialogue despite their differences: "They maintain a truly constructive dialogue despite the differences they might have."
