Peskov on calls and projects Future talks remain unclear

Oct 8

In a Turkmenistan press exchange, Dmitry Peskov says a Putin–Trump telephone conversation could happen that day or the next, or might not happen. A reporter asks whether Putin might discuss the Ukraine battlefield; he confirms no agenda and says its content would not be announced in advance. Asked about a Putin–Trump–Xi meeting mentioned at Valdai, he says there are no ideas on that subject yet. A separate question asks about US financing for restoration of Nord Stream. Peskov responds that a range of potential, mutually beneficial economic-cooperation projects is being discussed. The complete exchange establishes neither a scheduled call or three-way summit nor an agreed Nord Stream investment.

Answering a question about possible American financing for Nord Stream restoration, Peskov says Russia and the United States are discussing a range of potentially mutually beneficial economic projects. His answer does not specifically confirm a Nord Stream investment or an agreed project.