Russians urged Trump to bring note taker to Putin meeting - but he was too paranoid about leaks
Russians urged Trump to bring note taker to Putin meeting — but he was too paranoid about leaks
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/07/russians-urged-trump-to-bring-note-taker-to-putin-meeting-but-he-was-too-paranoid-about-leaks-report/
The president’s national security and foreign policy advisers have been recommending a more cautious approach to Russia, and diplomats and intelligence officials are “dumbfounded” by Trump’s insistence on dealing directly with Russian president Vladimir Putin, reported the Associated Press.
That’s what made the president’s extended dinner conversation with Putin — which was only revealed this week, and included only Trump, the Russian president and a Kremlin interpreter — so baffling to the president’s top aides, officials told the AP.
“The Russian interpreter probably interpreted very clearly, but the problem is there’s no record of the discussion on the American side,” said Steven Pifer, a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine.
Trump also met with Putin during the same G20 trip for a publicized bilateral meeting, against the recommendation of national security adviser H.R. McMaster, who wasn’t included in that meeting.
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