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Trump says no sanctions talk with Putin, after Tillerson said they did discuss
Source: MSN
President Trump on Sunday said he did not discuss new U.S. sanctions against Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin, contradicting Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
"Sanctions were not discussed at my meeting with President Putin. Nothing will be done until the Ukrainian & Syrian problems are solved!" Trump tweeted Sunday morning.
Tillers told reporters Friday that Trump told Putin lawmakers were pushing for new sanctions on Russia, according to the Washington Post.
"But the two presidents, I think, rightly focused on: How do we move forward?" Tillerson said.
Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-no-sanctions-talk-with-putin-after-tillerson-said-they-did-discuss/ar-BBE3NjX?li=BBnb7Kz