US President Donald Trump expects to have a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week or early next week.
“It will happen“, he told reporters on Tuesday, commenting on the possibility of a possible phone conversation with the Russian leader. “I think this week or early next week“, Trump added.
He also assured that he is committed to resolving the conflict in Ukraine.
On September 7, the US president said he expected to talk to the Russian leader in the coming days. On September 4, Trump also said he planned to talk to Putin in the near future.
On August 15, a meeting was held between the presidents of Russia and the United States at a military base in Alaska. In a statement to the press after the talks, Putin said that resolving the Ukrainian conflict was the main topic of the past summit. The Russian leader called for turning the page in bilateral relations with the United States and returning to cooperation, and also invited Trump to Moscow.