May 27, reported by Agence France-Presse on May 27 stated that the Kremlin said on the 27th that Trump's criticism of Putin would not affect the prisoner exchange plan discussed by the two countries' presidents during their telephone call last week.
Last weekend, after Russia launched its largest drone attack against Ukraine since February 2022, Trump criticized Putin as "crazy".
When asked whether the U.S. president's remarks would affect the "nine-for-nine" prisoner exchange plan between the two sides, the Kremlin tried to downplay the verbal spat.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters: "Obviously, it is impossible for Russia and the United States to agree on all issues, and differences will always exist."
He also said: "But both sides have the political will to implement the agreements reached, and relevant work is still ongoing. We attach great importance to this common will."
The report said that last week, Putin and Trump held a two-hour phone conversation. Afterwards, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said that the two discussed the "nine-for-nine" prisoner exchange plan, but did not reveal which prisoners were involved.
Since Trump returned to the White House in January this year, several rounds of prisoner exchanges have taken place between the United States and Russia.
In the latest exchange last month, Kseniya Kalernina, who holds American and Russian citizenship, was released from a Russian prison. She was previously sentenced to 12 years in prison for treason for donating to a Ukrainian charity. As part of the exchange, the United States released Artur Petrov, a dual citizen of Germany and Russia, who was accused of violating sanctions by exporting American-made electronic products to a Russian military company. (Compiled/translated by Wang Dongdong)
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