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Ukraine could not have endorsed or posed Trump-Putin call – MFA spokesperson
Heorhii Tykhyi, spokesperson for the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, refuted reports that Kyiv was informed in advance of a phone call between U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
That is according to Reuters, Ukrinform reports.
"[The Washington Post’s] Reports that the Ukrainian side was informed in advance of the alleged call are false. Subsequently, Ukraine could not have endorsed or posed the call," foreign ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi td Reuters.
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Source: ukrinform.net