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Trump says he plans to speak by phone with Putin very soon

The US president explained that he has a call scheduled with his Russian counterpart

US President Donald Trump Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

US President Donald Trump

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WASHINGTON, October 7. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump said he expects to speak by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin soon.

At the White House, journalists asked the US president whether he had spoken with Putin. "I have a call scheduled [with the Russian president]," Trump said. Asked when the conversation would take place, he replied: "Very soon."

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