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Kremlin is calm about Trump's criticism of Putin regarding Ukraine talks

When asked about the criticism by U.S. president Donald Trump of Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, the Kremlin said that Moscow is "calm" and will continue to work to repair a "broken relationship" between Russia and the United States.

Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin's spokesman, told reporters in a conference call: "We remain calm."

He added, "We are looking forward to continuing our dialogue with Washington as well as our approach in repairing the broken bilateral relationships."

Trump, who has been frustrated with Russian President Vladimir Putin for some time, said Tuesday that he approved the sending of defensive arms from the United States to Ukraine and is considering additional sanctions against Moscow.

Trump promised as a candidate for president to end the conflict within a single day. However, he has been unable to keep that promise. His administration's efforts to broker a peace have also failed.

Peskov stated that Trump has come to the understanding that it will be difficult to resolve the conflict between Russia & Ukraine.

He added: "We heard Trump make a very significant statement that the resolution of the Ukrainian conflict has proven to be more difficult than what he had anticipated from the beginning." Reporting by Dmitry Antonov; Writing by Felix Light, Editing by Guy Faulconbridge & Gleb Bryanski

(source: Reuters)