MOSCOW — The Kremlin said on Friday that it hoped that Washington would not release confidential details of phone calls between President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the comment when asked about the White House’s release of a reconstruction of Trump’s July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that has set off a U.S. domestic political storm. Zelenskiy’s political opponents rebuked him on Thursday over what they said was his amateurish handling of a phone call with Trump, accusing him of damaging important international alliances. It said it wanted Zelenskiy to maintain Ukraine’s bipartisan support in the United States and retain the support of European allies. “Diplomacy and international relations do not forgive amateurism, they need a thoughtful attitude and professional approach,” the party said.

Source: National Post September 27, 2019 12:33 UTC