Kremlin not to announce agenda of next Putin-Trump conversation

Kremlin not to announce agenda of next Putin-Trump conversation Answering a question about the timing of the conversation, Peskov noted that "it may happen today or tomorrow, it may not happen."TURKMENBASHI /Turkmenistan/, October 8. /TASS/. The Kremlin will not announce in advance the agenda of the next telephone conversation between the presidents of Russia and the United States Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, said Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov. "We never announce the contents of telephone conversations beforehand," Peskov told reporters when asked to specify the agenda of a new conversation between the two leaders. Answering a question about the timing of the conversation, Peskov noted that "it may happen today or tomorrow, it may not happen.". 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