
Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov said that an agreement on a telephone conversation between Russian and US Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump was reached on Wednesday after contacts with American negotiator Steve Witkoff.
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Diplomatic contacts between Russia and the United States continue through intermediaries after a period of tension in bilateral relations.
Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Yuri Ushakov said that an agreement on a telephone conversation between the Presidents of the Russian Federation and the United States Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump was reached on Wednesday.
MOSCOW, October 10 - RIA Novosti. Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov said that an agreement on a telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump was reached on Wednesday during contacts with American negotiator Steve Witkoff.
“On October 7, in the afternoon, we telephoned the special envoy of the US President Steve Witkoff,” Ushakov said.
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