Milan, 9 March (LaPresse) – ‘This evening, the presidents of the Russian Federation and the United States had a telephone conversation.’ This was stated by the presidential assistant for international affairs, Yuri Ushakov, reporting to journalists on a telephone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump. This was reported by the Tass news agency. ‘The conversation was professional, frank and constructive, as is usually the case in dialogues between Russian and American leaders,’ Ushakov added.