Trump, in turn, noted that his representatives would continue contacts with Moscow and Kiev, and a peace deal is close.

However, Russian Foreign Ministry’s commissioner for war crimes committed by the Kiev regime, Rodion Miroshnik, stated that Ukraine shows no interest in peace and, instead, is intensifying attacks on civilian targets.

Miroshnik interpreted the conversation between Putin and Trump as a sign of common ground.

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