Emerson … thanks for the question …I also wonder.

…and Mr P … thank you for the clue (I do appreciate the marvelous treasure of historical facts your brain holds intact … !)

Thanks AHH …

Exactly my thoughts … and of course your words are more cogent …

More from Russia on the ‘telephone call’ —

https://www.1tv.ru/news/2025-02-13/501215-novye_podrobnosti_razgovora_prezidenta_rossii_i_ssha_kotoryy_proizvel_furor_vo_vsem_mire

If I recall correctly, Peskov is the one always at Putin’s side, interviewing him and reporting to the people.

My favorite Russian correspondent has pasted Peskov’s rendition of the ‘telephone call’

I do not ‘belong’ to telegram so I am unable to cut and paste the post … perhaps someone here could do so?

https://t.me/VA_Nikonov/38718

Quite a few US-Americans are misreading this ‘telephone call’ … hopefully Peskov’s words will introduce them to diplomacy and ‘stages’ of the same or re-introduce them in some cases?

Thanks Mr P …