Vladimir Putin And United States Secretary of state Mike Pompeo held a substantive conversation, the sides confirmed the start of the straightening relations, said the assistant to the Russian leader Yury Ushakov. "Took a good, substantive conversation. Confirmed, very importantly, interest 2 sides to begin improving relations And gradually restore the channels of communication ", - Ushakov said Putin after talks And Pompeo. He said that conversation lasted half an hour, as the previous phone contact with the President of the United States of America Donald trump. "And, that is, Secretary of state, as we are aware, has arrived to continue the discussion on those aspects that were identified in the process above-mentioned telephone conversation," He said. The Deputy President noted that Putin And Pompeo, for example, constructively discussed the conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic And the battle against international crime, U.S. penalties against Russia, the extension of the start Treaty And the situation on the Korean Peninsula. However, He clarified that the issue of Ukraine And the resignation of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in the agenda of the talks was not included. at the same time, Ushakov said that the breakthrough in relations between Russia And the United States until not felt, although American citizens And have a " business mindset ". For example, according to his statement, Putin And Pompeo raised the question about the possibility of meeting the Russian leader with the President of the United States of America Donald trump in June at the conference "twenty" in Osaka." <span style="color:darkgray