In one of the calls, Mr. Flynn asked that Moscow avoid retaliating in response to the sanctions. “Don’t go any further than you have to because I don’t want us to get into something that has to escalate on a, you know, on a tit for tat,” Mr. Flynn said. “You follow me, Ambassador?” Mr. Kislyak said he understood.

Source: New York Times May 30, 2020 01:07 UTC