Bangladesh, Feb. 10 -- The Kremlin has refused to confirm or deny reports of a recent phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and former US President Donald Trump. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that Moscow and Washington continue to maintain communication through multiple diplomatic channels but refrained from commenting on whether a direct conversation between the two leaders had occurred. The statement follows claims made by Trump in an interview with the New York Post, where he alleged that he had spoken with Putin regarding the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

On February 8, the New York Post published an interview in which Trump suggested he had spoken directly with Putin. However, the report did not include direct ...