Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday that the Trump administration
Send us several samples of test kits.
This claim is supported by what was written in Bob Woodward’s book that Trump “secretly sent Putin a kit of Covid testing kits for his personal use.”
Trump denied the allegations, telling ABC News they were “false.” Trump spokesman Stephen Cheung said in a statement:
None of Bob Woodward's fairy tales are true.
However, Peskov did not confirm that the tests were designed specifically for Putin's personal use. According to the Kremlin press secretary, at the beginning of the epidemic, all countries tried to exchange aid supplies with each other.
At that time, we sent a shipment of ventilators to the United States, and the Americans sent us several samples of the test kits, because they were practically unique items.
– said Peskov.
According to Woodward's book, there have reportedly been “possibly seven” phone conversations between Trump and Putin since Trump left the White House in 2021. Both Peskov and Trump have denied the allegation.
These accusations once again shed light on the relationship between Trump and Putin weeks before the US presidential elections. Trump remains positive about his relationship with Putin, despite the Russian leader's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, which made him a pariah among Western leaders. In a recent interview, Trump said: “I agreed with him. And I hope to agree with him again,” he added He believes it is a good thing to maintain good relations with powerful world leaders.
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