AP the trump disagreement at the meeting with Putin
According to the Agency, some advisers to the U.S. President recommended him to take a more cautious stance in relation to contacts with Russia.
MOSCOW, June 26. /TASS/. Disagreements arose within the administration of U.S. President Donald trump about the format of his possible meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the group of twenty summit in Hamburg on 7-8 July. This was announced on Monday, the Associated Press, citing current and former employees of the American administration.
According to them, the trump is configured to spend in Hamburg full meeting with Putin, during which they could discuss issues of international and bilateral relations.
The American leader also advocates that the press was given the opportunity to highlight these talks.
At the same time, some advisers to the U.S. President recommended him to take a more cautious stance in relation to contacts with Russia amid allegations of collusion with Moscow during the election campaigns that put forward in the address of trump and his entourage, as well as investigate these suspicions, which lead FBI and Congress.
Supporters of the precautionary approach suggest the American President is to hold formal and short meeting with the leader of Russia. Another option that they offer is holding talks on strategic stability between Russian and American delegations without the participation of the heads of the two States.
The Associated Press notes that held in 2015, the recent Russian-American bilateral meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and former owner of the White house Barack Obama led to the conclusion between the Russian and U.S. agreements on Syria.
The white house on Friday refused to answer the question about whether the current us leader to meet with the President of the Russian Federation. “When and if the meeting takes place, we will report about it,” — said the press briefing the press Secretary of the White house Sean Spicer.