Trump Presses Putin on Russian Meddling in U.S. Election
“President Trump said that he had heard the clear statements from President Putin about this being untrue,
that the Russian leadership did not interfere in the election, and that he accepts these statements.”
Mr. Lavrov, a veteran diplomatic infighter, added one more detail: Mr. Trump, he said, had conceded “that certain circles in the
U. S. are still exaggerating, although they cannot prove this, the topic of Russia’s interference with the U. S. election.”
An email to a spokesman for Mr. Trump wasn’t immediately returned.
“We went another hour after she came to get us, so I guess she failed.” — Glenn Thrush
The United States and Russia have agreed to a cease-fire in a limited area of southwestern Syria beginning on Sunday, a senior
Trump administration official said on Friday after the first face-to-face meeting between Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin.
“We spoke over the phone,” he said, “but phone conversations are never enough, definitely.”
He added: “I hope that, as you have said, our meetings will yield positive results.”
Only six people attended the meeting: Mr. Trump and his secretary of state, Rex W. Tillerson; Mr. Putin
and his foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov; and two interpreters.