Russia says it is still “cooperating with the United States” after President Trump said he was “angry.”
In its initial response to Trump’s criticism of the Russian president, the Kremlin tried to ease tensions between the two leaders.
“First of all, we continue to work with the US side to build our relationship,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
He said there are no plans for a call between Putin and Trump this week, but Putin is open to one “if necessary.”
An attempt came to smooth things out after President Trump on NBC News on Sunday pissed Putin over attacking the credibility of Ukrainian President Voldy Mie Zelensky and threatened to impose a 50% tariff on countries that buy Russian oil if Putin refuses to agree to a ceasefire.
It was a significant change in tone towards the Russian president.
US and Russian officials have been in discussion for several weeks to reach a contract to end the war in Ukraine. Meanwhile, Trump often criticizes Zelensky rather than Putin.
But Trump’s anger towards Putin sparked on Friday when the Russian president wrote the ideas of Ukraine’s interim government under the support of the UN to replace President Zelensky.
“You can say I was very angry and angry.
“New leadership means you’re not going to make a deal for a long time,” he added.
During a daily conference call with journalists on Monday, Peskov claimed that some of what he was told in an NBC interview was “paraphrased.”
Comments from Trump were reflected in some of the Russian media.
Moskovsky Komsomolet, a Russian newspaper in the Prokremlin, said Trump has not fulfilled his “duty” to strike Russia’s energy infrastructure and that Trump has not fulfilled his “duty.”
“All contracts regarding President Trump’s level are worth a few pennies on the market day,” the newspaper concluded, and “Moscow is ready to do business with the US president.”
