Russia hopes White House won't publish Putin's calls with Trump

Donald Trump.
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After the publication of Ukrainian President's Volodymyr Zelensky's phone call with President Trump, Russia would very much not like to go next.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, when asked if Moscow is concerned the U.S. might publish transcripts of calls between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, said Friday, "we would like to hope that it wouldn't come to that in our relations, which are already troubled by a lot of problems," ABC News reports.

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Brendan Morrow

Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.