Russia Claims Trump Reached Out to Putin for Lengthy Call
On Sunday, the Russian Embassy stated on Facebook that the hour-and-a-half call between the two leaders was initiated by President Trump, who called to discuss “a shared commitment to step up dialogue in various areas, including on issues of strategic ability.” That diplomatic pablum breaks down to a conversation in which foreign policy expert Donald Trump took the advice of traditional American ally Vladimir Putin on the crises of North Korea and Venezuela.
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