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Russian spokesperson says Trump-Putin call went 'very well'

Russian spokesperson says Trump-Putin call went 'very well'

Moscow/Washington, May 20 (UNI) Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, shedding light on the phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump, said the call went very well, and the United States is not withdrawing from mediation on the Ukrainian settlement.
"Of course, very effective mediation services have been provided, contact has been established. And now, in fact, direct contact is being carried out," he said.
Moscow and Kiev face difficulty in developing a single text of the memorandum on a peace treaty and ceasefire, Peskov told journalists.

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