RUSSIALINK: “Kremlin spokesman says telephone conversation between Putin, Trump under consideration” – TASS

January 23, 2017 JRL Russia List JRL NewsBlog, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations

Dmitry Peskov file photo adapted from image at kremlin.ru/wikimedia commons

“A telephone conversation between … #Putin and #Trump is currently under consideration but there are no plans for their personal meeting yet, #Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry #Peskov told reporters. ‘There is no information on their meeting yet. A telephone conversation is under consideration but we don’t have any more information,’ the #Kremlin spokesman said adding that a date for a possible telephone conversation will be agreed upon shortly. According to Peskov, Russia’s Foreign Ministry has been working on it. ‘There is a standard procedure for initiating such telephone conversations, it does not require any special contacts,’ Peskov explained. …”