Despite backtracking on Russia meddling comments, Trump invites Putin to US
Tehran (KNA) - US President Donald Trump has invited his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to Washington, boosting a hailstorm of criticism against his administration’s relations with Moscow.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Thursday that the president has asked his national security adviser John Bolton to invite Putin.
"In Helsinki, @POTUS agreed to ongoing working level dialogue between the two security council staffs," Sanders tweeted. "President Trump asked @Ambjohnbolton to invite President Putin to Washington in the fall and those discussions are already underway."The announcement followed a summit by the two world leaders in the Finnish capital Helsinki.
This is while Trump has been attempting to appear tough on Russia after he ignited a political firestorm by accepting Putin's denial of the US intelligence community's claims in regard to Moscow's alleged meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
Source: PressTV