Putin Could Hold Talks With Donald Trump Before Inauguration: Kremlin [Video]

The Kremlin has said that communication between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump could take place before the U.S. president-elect’s inauguration.

Trump has frequently touted his good relationship with the Russian president, and their ties were scrutinized during the Republican‘s previous White House term.

The latest book by the journalist Bob Woodward, War, says Trump and Putin continued to interact after the president left office. They have had seven conversations since 2021, with the Republican even asking one aide to leave the room so they could speak. The Trump team rejected Woodward’s accounts as “made-up stories.”

But with anticipation over the fate of what a Trump presidency will mean for U.S. aid for Ukraine, which the Republican has criticized, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov suggested that there could be contact before January 20, 2025, when he assumes the Oval Office.

“Putin’s communication with Trump before the inauguration is not ruled out. The Kremlin proceeds from the statements of the U.S. …