Overview
- President Trump confirmed in the Oval Office that he had recently spoken with President Vladimir Putin but declined to share details.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the last conversation "relatively recent" and directed reporters to the official record.
- The Kremlin's website lists the most recent Putin–Trump phone call as Oct. 16 and says no subsequent calls have taken place.
- Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said the Oct. 16 call lasted about two and a half hours and was described as substantive and frank.
- Trump held separate calls on Dec. 15 with European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy following talks in Berlin.