Kremlin says there was no Putin-Trump call

The Kremlin on Monday denied reports that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and cast the media reports as pure fiction. The Washington Post first reported that the call took place on Thursday. Reuters also reported that the call took place. Putin has no specific plans to speak to Trump at the present, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

The Washington Post, opens new tab first reported that the call had taken place, citing unidentified sources, and said that Trump had told Putin that he should not escalate the Ukraine war. Reuters also reported on the call, citing an unidentified source.

"This is completely untrue. This is pure fiction, it's just false information," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. "There was no conversation."

"This is the most obvious example of the quality of the information that is being published now, sometimes even in fairly reputable publications," Peskov said.