Republican member of the US House of Representatives Michael McCaul said he was aware of a meeting between President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. He did not specify where, when and under what circumstances the alleged meeting took place.
“I know that the president-elect met with Putin and told him: ‘Please do not escalate the situation (the conflict between Russia and Ukraine).'” – Newsweek quotes McCall.
According to the congressman, the Russian president “did not follow the advice” of Trump.
McCall did not elaborate. His statement on politicians’ communication coincides with The Walshington Post, which reported that after the US presidential election, politicians spoke by phone, Trump advised Putin not to escalate the conflict and reminded him of Washington’s significant military presence. in Europe.
The Kremlin, commenting on this information, said: “This is completely false. “This is pure fiction, that is, it is simply false information.”
Newsweek notes that McCall’s words about escalation refer to Russia’s use of the Oreshnik nuclear-free medium-range hypersonic missile. Putin spoke about its launch on November 21, calling the target “one of the largest and most famous industrial complexes since the times of the Soviet Union” in the Dnieper city. The Russian Defense Ministry indicated that the missile was used in combat conditions in an attack for the first time. The authorities emphasized that the attack was a response to the use of American and British long-range ATACMS and Storm Shadow missiles by the Ukrainian Armed Forces against targets on Russian territory, RBC recalls.
