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The US President Donald trump said in an interview with Fox News that he expects to talk with the head of Russia Vladimir Putin soon. This is reported by the Rambler/news.
“He [Putin] called me after my win [in the elections], but I haven’t had the discussion. As I understand it, we’ll talk soon,” said trump.
The American leader has underlined that cooperation of Russia and the USA could be beneficial for both countries and would defeat “the Islamic state (ISIS banned in Russia as a terrorist organization).
“I don’t know Putin, but if we can get along, that would be great, it is good for Russia, good for us, together we’ll break the spirit of the IG,” – said trump.
Previously, the NBC News correspondent said that a telephone conversation between Putin and trump may occur on the weekends. According to CNN, the conversation needs to be held on Saturday, January 28.
The previous conversation between the presidents was held on 14 November 2016. Then the two leaders discussed relations between the two countries, agreed in opinion that they are in “extremely poor condition”. Putin and trump spoke about the need to unite efforts in the fight against international terrorism.