Putin, Trump in phone call back normalizing US-Russia ties: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump spoke on the phone on the evening of Nov. 14 and agreed on the need to normalize ties between Washington and Moscow, the Kremlin said.

The Kremlin also said that the two politicians agreed to "make provisions for a personal meeting," AFP reported. 

Later a Kremlin spokesperson said the two did not aim at meeting before Trump's inauguration.  

The presidential transition team in Washington said in a statement that it was Putin who called Trump to "offer his congratulations on winning a historic election." 

The Kremlin said that Putin and Trump noted "the extremely unsatisfactory state of Russian-U.S. relations at present" and "declared the need for active joint work to normalize them."

Putin wished Trump success in carrying out his campaign promises, the Kremlin said, and expressed his readiness to "create a dialogue of partnership with the new administration on the basis of equality, mutual respect and non-intervention in each other's domestic affairs."

They "agreed on the need to unite efforts in the struggle with the enemy number one: international terrorism and extremism," the Kremlin said, adding that in this context they discussed the "issues over resolving the crisis in Syria."

 Trump's team meanwhile said more generally that the pair discussed "the threats and challenges" facing both countries as well as economic issues and "the historical U.Sç-Russia relationship that dates back over 200 years."    
 
Meanwhile, U.S. President Barack Obama said Trump was in for a quick wake-up call and would have to adjust his temperament when he confronts the realities of his new job on Jan. 20, 2017, following his inauguration.
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