Russia Says Trump Initiated Friday's 1.5-Hour Call With Putin

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President Donald Trump initiated a lengthy call with his Russian counterpart on Friday, in which Vladimir Putin urged sanctions relief for North Korea and warned against interference in Venezuela, the Russian embassy in Washington said.

The leaders’ call lasted for 1.5 hours, according to a post on the embassy’s Facebook page, and the pair discussed a “shared commitment to step up dialogue in various areas, including on issues of strategic stability.” White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Friday the leaders spoke for more than an hour.

Trump tweeted about the chat for a second time on Saturday, saying there was “tremendous potential for a good/great relationship with Russia.”

Link to tweet

The conversation, which Trump went on to describe as “very positive,” appeared to be another example of Trump taking Putin’s claims at face value despite contrary evidence from his own government.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-04/russia-says-trump-initiated-friday-s-1-5-hour-call-with-putin

[DURHAM D]

1. Pretty sure Putin was playing Solitaire on his

tablet after the first five minutes. Probably switched to doodling at the one hour mark.

[RussBLib]

2. It's outrageous Trump calls Putin with no record

What about "the most transparent administration in history" you fucking traitor?

[Firestorm49]

3. Who the F.... cares!

[NewJeffCT]

4. He was late for his weekly status report call for Putin

so had to call out instead of receive the call this time.

[Wounded Bear]

5. Starting to sound like he was clearing the Iran operation ahead of time...