Former President Donald Trump sent coronavirus testing devices to Russian President Vladimir Putin at the height of the pandemic, the Kremlin claimed Wednesday in a statement.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Bloomberg News in a written statement that “we also sent equipment at the beginning of the pandemic.”
The book claims that Trump secretly sent Abbott Covid-19 testing devices to Putin when the machines were in short supply.
Peskov also denied Woodward's claim that Trump and Putin have spoken on the telephone several times since Trump left office.
Trump has repeatedly said he could settle the war between Russia and Ukraine in one day if he’s elected president again.
As a private citizen, Trump would need the sitting president’s express permission to negotiate on behalf of the U.S. government.
Trump has referred to Putin as “very savvy” and a “strong man,” and praised Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as “genius. »