'Pure Fiction': Kremlin Denies Trump Called Putin And Warned Against Escalation In Ukraine

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : But the Russian leader eventually congratulated Trump while speaking at an event in Sochi on Thursday, praising Trump's courage in response to the first assassination attempt against him in July.
46% : "Last month, the Kremlin issued a statement confirming a report from journalist Bob Woodward's latest book that Trump had sent COVID-19 testing devices to Putin at the start of the pandemic in 2020.
34% : The Kremlin, however, denied Woodward's reporting that the two leaders talked over the phone several times after Trump left office in 2021.
31% : Several key world leaders were quick to congratulate Trump on his electoral victory last week and many of them called him shortly after to discuss various issues including trade and the conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine.
28% : In his book, Woodward wrote that Trump called Putin at least seven times after leaving office.
22% : The Kremlin on Monday said there has been no conversation between President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, dismissing reports of a call between the two leaders where Trump purportedly advised the Russian leader against escalating the conflict in Ukraine.

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