
US President Donald Trump stated he has a scheduled phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin and expects it to take place very soon, according to remarks made at the White House.
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WASHINGTON, October 7. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump said he expects to speak by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin soon.
At the White House, journalists asked the US president whether he had spoken with Putin. "I have a call scheduled [with the Russian president]," Trump said. Asked when the conversation would take place, he replied: "Very soon."
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Trump and Putin will hold a phone call in the near future
Very likely · Within days

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