July 8, 2017
"AND HE WENT TO THE DESK AND MADE HIS REQUEST":
Putin says Trump was 'satisfied' with his election meddling denials (Denis Dyomkin, 7/08/17, Reuters)
President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday he thought his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump had been satisfied with his assertions that Russia had not meddled in the U.S. presidential election.Speaking at the end of a G20 summit in Germany where the two leaders met face-to-face for the first time, Putin said he believed he had been able to establish a personal relationship with Trump, and that the initial groundwork had been laid for an improvement in U.S.-Russian ties.
Posted by Orrin Judd at July 8, 2017 11:50 AM