Moscow’s ambassador to the US earlier revealed that Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin had discussed the possibility.
The White House said it “is not considering supporting” a Vladimir-Putin-backed call for a referendum in eastern Ukraine in the aftermath of US president Donald Trump’s meeting with the Russian leader.
Russia’s ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov,revealed that the two leaders had discussed the possibility of a referendum in separatist-leaning eastern Ukraine during their Helsinki summit.
However, US National Security Council spokesman Garrett Marquis said agreements between Russia and the Ukrainian government for resolving the conflict in the Donbas region “do not include any option for referendum”.
