Putin, Trump speak by phone, aim for "constructive cooperation": Kremlin

By REUTERS

Published: 02:04 pm Nov 15, 2016

Painted Matryoshka dolls, or Russian nesting dolls, bearing the faces of US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and Russian President Vladimir Putin are displayed for sale at a souvenir shop in central Moscow, Russia, on November 7, 2016. Photo: Reuters

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday and agreed to work towards 'constructive cooperation', the Kremlin said.

The two men will maintain contact by phone and seek to meet each other in person, it said. Trump will take office on January 20, replacing Barack Obama whose relations with Putin have become tense over various issues including Syria and Ukraine in recent years.

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Putin, Trump speak by phone, aim for "constructive cooperation": Kremlin