Kremlin Says Trump Sent Putin Covid Tests While President

  • Kremlin denies phone calls took place after Trump left office
  • Trump campaign pushed back on claims in Bob Woodward’s book

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The Kremlin confirmed that former US President Donald Trump while in office sent Russian President Vladimir Putin Covid-19 testing devices during the height of the pandemic, as recounted in a new book by journalist Bob Woodward.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday that the tests had been sent, but denied the book’s claim that the two leaders had spoken by phone several times since Trump left office.