WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin discussed efforts to bring peace to war-torn Syria during an hour-plus phone call on Tuesday. Iran, North Korea and Ukraine also were on the agenda, the White House said.
Trump called it a “great call” Tuesday afternoon as he left the White House to spend Thanksgiving in Florida. Noting the length, he said he and Putin spoke “very strongly about bringing peace to Syria” and “very strongly about North Korea.”
Trump’s phone call with the Russian president came a day after Putin met with Syrian President Bashar Assad. Putin hosted Assad at a Black Sea resort ahead of a summit later this week with Russia, Turkey and Iran. Assad was called to Russia to get him to agree to potential peace initiatives drafted by the other three countries, the Kremlin said.
The Kremlin said Putin briefed Trump in the phone call about his talks with Assad and plans for a political settlement in Syria. Putin also called for coordination of anti-terror efforts with the U.S., the Kremlin said, adding that Afghanistan was also discussed.
Trump and Putin spoke informally several times earlier this month when they attended a summit in Vietnam. They agreed on a number of principles for the future of Syria.
I can collude in plain sight and not lose a single vote.
Trump said he and Putin spoke “very strongly about bringing peace to Syria” and “very strongly about North Korea.”
I see he hasn’t learned any new adverbs. In fact, he may have lost a few.
Yep, and what does it mean ? Does ‘strongly’ imply disagreement or agreement ?
But is it collusion if you strongly talk about peace? s/
So if Iran and Turkey are working with Russia over Syria what will the KAS do?
And if Russia is talking to Trump about NK how are the China and Russian relations?
Welp, trump got his marching orders …bone spur or no bone spur.
An aside: Look at the handshake in the image with this article… look at Putin’s dominant position with his hand over trump’s. I have another example the TPM system won’t let me upload (the gif is too big) that shows trump in another face to face with Putin in the same posture (Putin’s hand dominant) and also trump patting the underside of Putin’s arm. Clearly trump is subservient to Putin. Not a normal case for trump… which makes me wonder what Putin has on him. Oh yeah, that dossier…