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Kremlin denies reports about Trump's possible visit to Russia

Xinhua, November 17, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Kremlin on Thursday denied reports about a possible visit by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to Russia after his inauguration in January, saying there have been no specific discussions about this.

Earlier in the day, the Russian Izvestia newspaper, quoting an unnamed high-ranking source in the U.S. Republican party, said Trump was planning to visit Russia after he assumes his responsibilities as president in January.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that there have been no talks regarding the possibility of Trump's visit so far, and those reports were unchecked information "that looks like a spoof."

During a phone conversation on Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Trump vowed to make efforts to normalize the "extremely unsatisfactory" relations between the two countries.

Peskov said Putin and Trump did talk about their intentions to hold a meeting in the future, but did not mention a possible date for a meeting during their conversation. Endi