Vladimir Putin has no intention of calling Donald Trump after the assassination attempt, the Kremlin has said.
Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Russian leader had not yet contacted the former president, adding that Moscow did not think it needed to strengthen its security protocols.
“Security has already been strengthened for obvious reasons, despite the incidents,” Peskov told reporters.
“We can only reiterate that the security of the head of state is provided at the appropriate level, everything necessary is being done considering the international escalation of tensions in general,” he said.
He said yesterday that Moscow did not believe the US administration was responsible for Saturday’s assassination of Trump, but accused it of creating an atmosphere that provoked the attack.
“After numerous attempts to remove candidate Trump from the political arena – using the first legal means, courts, prosecutors, efforts to politically discredit and compromise the candidate – it was clear to all outside observers that his life was in danger Peskov said.
