Dmitry Peskov, the spokesman for Russian ruler Vladimir Putin, has stated that he can neither confirm nor deny a statement by US President Donald Trump in an interview with the New York Post that he had had a phone call with Putin.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov in comments to the TASS state news agency suggested he was unaware of any such call.

Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he could neither confirm nor deny reports of a telephone conversation between Russian and American leaders Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.