Kremlin, White House neither confirm nor deny Trump-Putin phone call
(VOVWORLD) -The Kremlin and the White House have neither confirmed nor denied the New York Post’s Saturday report that President Donald Trump said he had spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone about ending the conflict in Ukraine.
 Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and US President Donald Trump at a meeting in Helsinki, Finland, in July 2018. Photo: Xinhua/VNA
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the TASS state news agency Sunday that "many different communications are emerging". "In this case, I can neither confirm nor deny it."
Meanwhile, the White House has not commented on the phone call between the two leaders. In an interview from Air Force One on Friday, Mr. Trump said he had a phone conversation with Mr. Putin.
President Trump has, in recent weeks, said he wanted to meet with his Russian counterpart. But officials from both countries have not yet officially confirmed any contact between the two leaders.