"I ask me to apologize in advance, there was a need to have an international telephone conversation. So I will be forced to move away from the screen for 5 minutes. Continue to work, I will negotiate with the phone and get back to the workplace," he said. At the same time, Putin did not specify who called him. At the same time, American leader Donald Trump has repeatedly promised to call the Russian colleague in the near future after inauguration.
The sources of CNN TV channel on January 19 spoke about the order of Trump to organize his telephone conversation with Putin. Two presidents during the conversation should agree on the date of the personal meeting to discuss options for the end of the war in Ukraine. According to the interlocutors, Trump members, responsible for national security, began to prepare a call of presidents a few weeks ago. Whether they managed to agree on the date of conversation is not specified.
Russian Presidential President Dmitry Peskov previously spoke about Putin's plans to hold an international conversation today. "I will tell you right away - this is not the conversation, but it is equally important to us," he said. Russia notes that the head of the aggressor country is not the first time interrupts the meeting because of an important phone call. In March 2022, Putin interrupted a meeting with members of the government for 15 minutes.
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